Brian Damage
05-17-2010, 01:12 PM
Ashley Olsen and her boyfriend, 'Hangover' star Justin Bartha, were en route from New York to Los Angeles aboard an United Airlines flight last night when a small cockpit fire forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Dulles International Airport.
The cockpit's windshield was damaged, although it was unclear how, an FAA spokesperson told CNN. The blaze was controlled before the plane landed, although its cause hasn't been determined.
A rep for Olsen confirmed to E! Online that she and Bartha are safe and sound.
LA-based publicist Phil Lobel, who was also on board, told E! that an electrical fire caused a crack in the windshield, and that fire trucks and emergency vehicles met the plane on the tarmac. Lobel said 'Californication' star Pamela Adlon and Jarrod Spector of Broadway's 'Jersey Boys' were also on United Flight 27.
Authorities shut down a runway for roughly a half hour to allow firefighters to investigate, the FAA told CNN.
http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/17/ashley-olsen-justin-barthas-plane-fire/
The cockpit's windshield was damaged, although it was unclear how, an FAA spokesperson told CNN. The blaze was controlled before the plane landed, although its cause hasn't been determined.
A rep for Olsen confirmed to E! Online that she and Bartha are safe and sound.
LA-based publicist Phil Lobel, who was also on board, told E! that an electrical fire caused a crack in the windshield, and that fire trucks and emergency vehicles met the plane on the tarmac. Lobel said 'Californication' star Pamela Adlon and Jarrod Spector of Broadway's 'Jersey Boys' were also on United Flight 27.
Authorities shut down a runway for roughly a half hour to allow firefighters to investigate, the FAA told CNN.
http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/17/ashley-olsen-justin-barthas-plane-fire/