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By Doug Cameron 

A Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737 MAX made an emergency landing in Orlando after an engine problem forced pilots to abort a flight to an aircraft parking facility in California.

A spokeswoman for Southwest said the plane -- with two crew on board -- returned safely to Orlando after the plane experienced an engine problem. She said the problem wasn't related to the computer system that has come under scrutiny since the crash of two 737 MAX jets in recent months.

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 737 MAX jets on March 13 following the fatal crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet three days earlier. That followed a crash off the coast of Indonesia last fall of a 737 MAX operated by Lion Air.

The FAA is allowing airlines and Boeing Co. to ferry jets to storage facilities without paying passengers. The plane that made an emergency return to Orlando on Tuesday was scheduled to join other Southwest MAX jets on Tuesday at the facility in Victorville, Calif.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 26, 2019 17:24 ET (21:24 GMT)

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