It comes after American regulators issued an emergency warning to operators of Boeing's new jet airliner after evidence that a deadly crash in Indonesia last week was caused by the failure of a crucial instrument
A BOEING jet has crash-landed at Guyana airport after experiencing mechanical problems, injuring six people.
The Jamaica Airlines plane, bound for Toronto, suffered hydraulic issues after taking off from Georgetown airport at 2am local time but just over 10 minutes into the flight it had to turn back and make an emergency landing.
But the airliner, which was carrying 118 passengers including two young children, overshot the runway and ended up on a sandy bank.
One of its wings and an engine was torn away from the fuselage.
The plane was built 19 years ago and has been previously operated by eight airlines.
The aircraft went out of production in 2004.
Guyana’s public infrastructure Minister David Patterson confirmed that six people were injured were being treated at the Diamond Regional Hospital.
He told a local news outlet: They are all stable and are being looked at."
The runway itself had been extended after a Caribbean Airlines plane overran the strip in 2011, broke through a fence and crashed across a road, injuring eight people.
In a statement, Jamaica Arlines said: “We can confirm that Fly Jamaica flight OJ256 bound for Toronto has returned to Georgetown with a technical problem and has suffered an accident on landing.
"At this time, we believe that all 118 passengers and eight crew members are safe.
"We are providing local assistance and will release further information as soon as it is available."
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