A JetBlue Airways flight departing from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan , Puerto Rico , was evacuated Saturday evening after one of its engines caught fire , according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement . `` Passengers and crew used emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft , '' the statement read . JetBlue spokesperson Gina Recine told CNN there were no known injuries among the 186 passengers and six crew members on board . JetBlue Airways Flight 704 was headed to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City . According to Recine , the plane was taxing on the runway for takeoff when problems developed 7:15 p.m . ET . Recine could not elaborate on the nature of the mechanical issue . The FAA said it will investigate the incident .
Emergency slides were deployed . JetBlue Flight 704 was headed to JFK in New York . No injuries reported .