Detroit-to-Conn. flight makes NY emergency landing

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Detroit-to-Conn. flight makes NY emergency landing

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Officials say a Delta passenger jet made an emergency landing at in Syracuse, N.Y., after one of its engines failed.

Syracuse Department of Aviation Commissioner Christina Callahan tells WSYR-TV (http://bit.ly/Tupb6X ) that the MD-80 with 102 people on board landed safely at Syracuse Hancock International Airport around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. She says the pilot reported that one of the two engines wasn't working.

The flight originated in Detroit and was headed to Hartford, Conn., when it was diverted to Syracuse.

No other information is immediately available.

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