Swiss plane returns after blast By INA PAIVA CORDLE icordle@xxxxxxxxxx An engine exploded on a Swiss charter airline Sunday morning shortly after it took off from Miami International Airport with 175 people aboard. Edelweiss Air Flight No. 565 en route to Zurich returned to the airport and no injuries were reported, said Lauren Peduzzi, spokeswoman for the National Transportation Security Board, which is investigating the incident. However, the explosion of the Rolls-Royce engine damaged the Airbus A330's wing, and pieces of the engine could have penetrated the passenger cabin. ''Anytime you have an uncontained engine failure and have engine parts exiting the engine, it's a dangerous situation,'' Peduzzi said. ``There is a danger that engine parts will damage the aircraft or they could injure people.'' The twin-engine Airbus A330 departed Miami at 1:28 a.m. and returned at 2:11 a.m., said Marc Henderson, Miami International Airport spokesman. The plane's left engine failed no more than 40 miles outside the airport, Henderson said. Passengers were flown later that day on Lufthansa and American Airlines flights, Henderson said. Edelweiss' charter flight has flown nonstop to Zurich on Sunday mornings since July 5. Peduzzi said the aircraft is still in Miami, and Rolls-Royce is making arrangements to remove the engine and ferry it to Derby, England, to analyze it. Engine explosions are unusual, and the flying metal created by them can kill passengers. _________________________________________________________________ Fretting that your Hotmail account may expire because you forgot to sign in enough? Get Hotmail Extra Storage today! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es