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DAYTON — A Northwest Airlines jetliner bound from Florida to Michigan made an emergency landing Sunday, July 20, at Dayton International Airport while the Vectren Dayton Air Show was taking place on another part of the airport property.

Northwest Airlines Flight 491 and its 182 passengers and six crew members landed safely at the Dayton airport, airline spokeswoman Leslie Parker said. One of the Boeing 757 jetliner's two engines was shut down in midair as a precaution because of a computer malfunction, Parker said.

The plane had been flying from Tampa, Fla., to Detroit when the pilot reported the problem and requested permission to land, said Iftikhar Ahmad, Dayton's director of aviation who oversees the city-owned airport.

Northwest was sending one of its mechanics from Detroit with the part needed to make repairs, Parker said. The airline anticipated being able to take off at 6 p.m. from Dayton to complete the flight to Detroit. Otherwise, the passengers could be taken by bus to Detroit, Parker said.

Air traffic controllers halted the air show's performance flights for nearly 25 minutes as a precaution while the Northwest plane landed at the airport at about 12:25 p.m. Two fire trucks from the city-owned airport met the jetliner and escorted it off the runway, Ahmad said.

"Everybody's OK," Ahmad said.

Pratt & Whitney engines power the plane, he said.

The air show announcer informed the show's spectators of the emergency and the reason for briefly halting the show. He informed the crowd that the plane could be safely landed with just the one engine.

"All right, a piece of cake," the announcer said after the plane landed. "Everything is stable."

The spectators applauded.

Commercial airline operations traditionally continue at the airport during the annual air show, but on another section of the airport's property from where the show takes place.

Sunday was the final day of the annual, two-day air show.