washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a us airways express flight crew reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of their aircraft while on approach to philadelphia international airport on tuesday . according to authorities , what the crew witnessed remains a mystery . the aircraft with 34 passengers and three crew members landed safely . flight 4321 , originating from elmira-corning regional airport , was about 500 feet above the ground in philadelphia when the incident took place . an audio recording of the communication provided by live atc.net between the air traffic controller and arriving planes indicated the initial confusion : . pilot : `` it looks like a flare that was shot out . '' an terrified asthma sufferer was left coughing up blood after accidentally inhaling an earring into her lungs . the 41-year-old woman was getting ready for a party to celebrate the new year when she started to wheeze . worried her asthma would get worse and ruin the festivities , she reached into her bag for her inhaler , according to doctors writing in the journal bmj case reports . her blue salbutamol inhaler was uncapped in her bag , and she heard a ` coarse rattle ' when she shook it . despite this , she ignored the noise , believing it was due to a loose connection inside the device . tower : `` previous arrival said something about a flare being shot up . ... you said there was a flare being shot at you ? '' conor o'shea has revealed his concern at the increasing force of rugby 's collisions after harlequins and england full back mike brown was consigned to even more time on the sidelines to recover from the latest high-profile head injury . brown has not played since the final round of the rbs 6 nations on march 21 , is still suffering headaches after a week-long holiday in dubai and no closer to being declared symptom-free . the episode raises questions about whether the 29-year-old was brought back too early for england 's title-decider against france , having been knocked out in the test against italy five weeks earlier following a crunching collision with andrea masi . mike brown is knocked out in a collision with italy 's andrea masi in the six nations last month . brown was out cold for approximately eight minutes and has n't played since the italy game on march 21st . ` it 's a concern because i do n't like someone coming in with something you ca n't diagnose , ' said o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` sometimes a physio will sit you down and say , `` it 's six to 12 weeks out '' . here it could be tomorrow or it could be whenever -- we do n't have a timescale . there 's no doubt that a decade or even a year ago browny would be back out on the pitch . ` you want to see the gladiatorial side of things -- the big hits that we 've all grown up with . it was once a badge of honour that you got up and got on with it . but at least we 're now aware . is it a concern for the game that we 're seeing collisions of the nature that we are ? yes , it has to be . ' brown will have played just six of his club 's last 19 games after sitting out of the coming weekend , and his england team-mates joe marler and chris robshaw have featured in only eight of the last 18 . northampton have ruled out george north , who is suffering from his own concussion problems after being knocked out in three different collisions , until the end of the month and o'shea must also deal with the absence of one of his marquee players . george north suffered his third concussion in four months during northampton 's defeat to wasps . ` you can look at a succession of events for george north , whereas this is a follow-on of symptoms from one event , ' said o'shea . ` against italy it was as big a hit as i 've seen someone take . it was quite frankly a monstrous hit . i was pretty worried when i saw it live . ` is it tough on us having the england full back for six out of 19 games and still indeterminate ? yes , but there are more important things than rugby . ' the 41-year-old australian woman had a medical emergency on new year 's eve after inhaling an earring into her lungs . an x-ray shows the earring lodged in her right bronchus - the airway leading to the lungs . doctors put a thin tube with a camera on the end known as an endoscope into the woman 's lung , which showed the earring was covered in mucus -lrb- pictured -rrb- . pilot : `` yeah it was n't probably more than 50 feet off our right wing . it looked like a flare gun . '' tower : `` ok , wow . '' the tower alerted incoming aircraft to use caution as they approached the airport . no other incidents were reported . after landing in philadelphia , the aircraft taxied to the gate , according to us airways spokeswoman liz landau . runway 17 was closed for about 30 minutes after the incident for investigation , the faa said . law enforcement authorities are investigating . the aircraft involved was a bombardier dash 8 twin engine plane operated for us airways by piedmont airlines . cnn 's aaron cooper contributed to this report . she took a deep inspiration , but immediately felt a painful scratch in her throat . she began coughing up blood , wheezing and became short of breath , and was rushed by ambulance to the a&e department of st vincent 's hospital in sydney , the report said . when she arrived , doctors ordered a chest x-ray , and saw something was wrong straight away . there was a mass that had ` features consistent with a stud earring ' , and a ct scan confirmed the earring was stuck in the woman 's right bronchus , one of the two main airways leading to the lungs . doctors prescribed antibiotics to prevent any infection and then put a long , thin tube with a camera on the end into her throat - in a procedure known as an endoscopy . they were then able to examine the earring and remove it . they found large amounts of mucus around the earring , which was ` the body 's attempt to expel the foreign body ' dr lucinda blake , one of the doctors who treated the woman , told livescience . alison hall , 48 , almost choked to death when she swallowed a false nail that shot out of her inhaler when she took a puff . if they had waited to remove the earring , the woman 's body might have healed over the earring , embedding it within the bronchus , dr blake added . the woman made a full recovery , but in the report , doctors said her case highlights the need for people with asthma to be told about the dangers of storing their inhaler without a cap . writing in the report , doctors concluded : ` the importance of replacing caps on inhalers when not in use is illustrated and should be encouraged when inhaler technique is taught or reviewed . ' the news comes after mailonline reported on the case of alison hall , 48 , who almost choked to death when she nearly swallowed a false nail that had shot out of her inhaler when she took a breath . ms hall , 48 , was at work when she felt her chest tightening and took out her blue salbutamol inhaler . she took a sharp breath and felt something shoot to the back of her throat where it became lodged . the mother-of-one ran outside in a panic when a neighbour came to her rescue and began pounding her back before calling 999 . after five minutes of choking , a false nail finally came loose from the back of her throat and fell out onto the pavement . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top , and is now urging others to check their inhalers before use .
australian woman felt a wheeze and took a breath on her uncapped inhaler . felt a scratch on her throat and began coughing up blood and wheezing . in hospital scans showed the earring was stuck in her right bronchus . it was removed and experts warned leaving caps off inhalers is dangerous .
washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a us airways express flight crew reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of their aircraft while on approach to philadelphia international airport on tuesday . according to authorities , what the crew witnessed remains a mystery . the aircraft with 34 passengers and three crew members landed safely . flight 4321 , originating from elmira-corning regional airport , was about 500 feet above the ground in philadelphia when the incident took place . an audio recording of the communication provided by live atc.net between the air traffic controller and arriving planes indicated the initial confusion : . pilot : `` it looks like a flare that was shot out . '' an terrified asthma sufferer was left coughing up blood after accidentally inhaling an earring into her lungs . the 41-year-old woman was getting ready for a party to celebrate the new year when she started to wheeze . worried her asthma would get worse and ruin the festivities , she reached into her bag for her inhaler , according to doctors writing in the journal bmj case reports . her blue salbutamol inhaler was uncapped in her bag , and she heard a ` coarse rattle ' when she shook it . despite this , she ignored the noise , believing it was due to a loose connection inside the device . tower : `` previous arrival said something about a flare being shot up . ... you said there was a flare being shot at you ? '' conor o'shea has revealed his concern at the increasing force of rugby 's collisions after harlequins and england full back mike brown was consigned to even more time on the sidelines to recover from the latest high-profile head injury . brown has not played since the final round of the rbs 6 nations on march 21 , is still suffering headaches after a week-long holiday in dubai and no closer to being declared symptom-free . the episode raises questions about whether the 29-year-old was brought back too early for england 's title-decider against france , having been knocked out in the test against italy five weeks earlier following a crunching collision with andrea masi . mike brown is knocked out in a collision with italy 's andrea masi in the six nations last month . brown was out cold for approximately eight minutes and has n't played since the italy game on march 21st . ` it 's a concern because i do n't like someone coming in with something you ca n't diagnose , ' said o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` sometimes a physio will sit you down and say , `` it 's six to 12 weeks out '' . here it could be tomorrow or it could be whenever -- we do n't have a timescale . there 's no doubt that a decade or even a year ago browny would be back out on the pitch . ` you want to see the gladiatorial side of things -- the big hits that we 've all grown up with . it was once a badge of honour that you got up and got on with it . but at least we 're now aware . is it a concern for the game that we 're seeing collisions of the nature that we are ? yes , it has to be . ' brown will have played just six of his club 's last 19 games after sitting out of the coming weekend , and his england team-mates joe marler and chris robshaw have featured in only eight of the last 18 . northampton have ruled out george north , who is suffering from his own concussion problems after being knocked out in three different collisions , until the end of the month and o'shea must also deal with the absence of one of his marquee players . george north suffered his third concussion in four months during northampton 's defeat to wasps . ` you can look at a succession of events for george north , whereas this is a follow-on of symptoms from one event , ' said o'shea . ` against italy it was as big a hit as i 've seen someone take . it was quite frankly a monstrous hit . i was pretty worried when i saw it live . ` is it tough on us having the england full back for six out of 19 games and still indeterminate ? yes , but there are more important things than rugby . ' the 41-year-old australian woman had a medical emergency on new year 's eve after inhaling an earring into her lungs . an x-ray shows the earring lodged in her right bronchus - the airway leading to the lungs . doctors put a thin tube with a camera on the end known as an endoscope into the woman 's lung , which showed the earring was covered in mucus -lrb- pictured -rrb- . pilot : `` yeah it was n't probably more than 50 feet off our right wing . it looked like a flare gun . '' tower : `` ok , wow . '' the tower alerted incoming aircraft to use caution as they approached the airport . no other incidents were reported . after landing in philadelphia , the aircraft taxied to the gate , according to us airways spokeswoman liz landau . runway 17 was closed for about 30 minutes after the incident for investigation , the faa said . law enforcement authorities are investigating . the aircraft involved was a bombardier dash 8 twin engine plane operated for us airways by piedmont airlines . cnn 's aaron cooper contributed to this report . she took a deep inspiration , but immediately felt a painful scratch in her throat . she began coughing up blood , wheezing and became short of breath , and was rushed by ambulance to the a&e department of st vincent 's hospital in sydney , the report said
was left coughing up blood after accidentally inhaling an earring into her lungs . the 41-year-old woman was getting ready for a party to celebrate the new year when she started to wheeze . worried her asthma would get worse and ruin the festivities , she reached into her bag for her inhaler , according to doctors writing in the journal bmj case reports . her blue salbutamol inhaler was uncapped in her bag , and she heard a ` coarse rattle ' when she shook it . despite this , she ignored the noise , believing it was due to a loose connection inside the device . tower : `` previous arrival said something about a flare being shot up . ... you said there was a flare being shot at you ? '' conor o'shea has revealed his concern at the increasing force of rugby 's collisions after harlequins and england full back mike brown was consigned to even more time on the sidelines to recover from the latest high-profile head injury . brown has not played since the final round of the rbs 6 nations on march 21 , is still suffering headaches after a week-long holiday in dubai and no closer to being declared symptom-free . the episode raises questions about whether the 29-year-old was brought back too early for england 's title-decider against france , having been knocked out in the test against italy five weeks earlier following a crunching collision with andrea masi . mike brown is knocked out in a collision with italy 's andrea masi in the six nations last month . brown was out cold for approximately eight minutes and has n't played since the italy game on march 21st . ` it 's a concern because i do n't like someone coming in with something you ca n't diagnose , ' said o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` sometimes a physio will sit you down and say , `` it 's six to 12 weeks out '' . here it could be tomorrow or it could be whenever -- we do n't have a timescale . there 's no doubt that a decade or even a year ago browny would be back out on the pitch . ` you want to see the gladiatorial side of things -- the big hits that we 've all grown up with . it was once a badge of honour that you got up and got on with it . but at least we 're now aware . is it a concern for the game that we 're seeing collisions of the nature that we are ? yes , it has to be . ' brown will have played just six of his club 's last 19 games after sitting out of the coming weekend , and his england team-mates joe marler and chris robshaw have featured in only eight of the last 18 . northampton have ruled out george north , who is suffering from his own concussion problems after being knocked out in three different collisions , until the end of the month and o'shea must also deal with the absence of one of his marquee players . george north suffered his third concussion in four months during northampton 's defeat to wasps . ` you can look at a succession of events for george north , whereas this is a follow-on of symptoms from one event , ' said o'shea . ` against italy it was as big a hit as i 've seen someone take . it was quite frankly a monstrous hit . i was pretty worried when i saw it live . ` is it tough on us having the england full back for six out of 19 games and still indeterminate ? yes , but there are more important things than rugby . ' the 41-year-old australian woman had a medical emergency on new year 's eve after inhaling an earring into her lungs . an x-ray shows the earring lodged in her right bronchus - the airway leading to the lungs . doctors put a thin tube with a camera on the end known as an endoscope into the woman 's lung , which showed the earring was covered in mucus -lrb- pictured -rrb- . pilot : `` yeah it was n't probably more than 50 feet off our right wing . it looked like a flare gun . '' tower : `` ok , wow . '' the tower alerted incoming aircraft to use caution as they approached the airport . when she arrived , doctors ordered a chest x-ray , and saw something was wrong straight away . there was a mass that had ` features consistent with a stud earring ' , and a ct scan confirmed the earring was stuck in the woman 's right bronchus , one of the two main airways leading to the lungs . doctors prescribed antibiotics to prevent any infection and then put a long , thin tube with a camera on the end into her throat - in a procedure known as an endoscopy . they were then able to examine the earring and remove it . they found large amounts of mucus around the earring , which was ` the body 's attempt to expel the foreign body , a false nail finally came loose from the back of her throat and fell out onto the pavement . she believes the nail may have worked its way inside the inhaler through a gap at the top , and is now urging others to check their inhalers before use .
washington -lrb- cnn -- a us airways express flight crew reported seeing what a flare with while approach philadelphia tuesday. according authorities, what the crew witnessed remains the aircraft with 34 passengers landed. flight 4321, originating elmira-corning regional airport, was about 500 feet in philadelphia the incident. an audio recording the communication provided live atc.net between the air traffic controller arriving planes indicated the initial confusion :. pilot : `` it looks a flare that was shot. '' an terrified asthma sufferer was left coughing accidentally an earring into. the 41-year-old woman getting to started. worried her asthma ruin the festivities, reached for according doctors writing bmj case reports her blue salbutamol inhaler was uncapped her bag, heard a ` coarse rattle when shook. despite this, she ignored the noise, believing due a loose connection inside tower : `` previous arrival said something a flare being shot. ... you said there a flare being shot? '' conor o'shea has revealed his concern at the increasing force rugby 's collisions after harlequins and england full back mike brown was consigned even more time to recover. brown has not played the final round the rbs 6 nations on march 21, is suffering headaches after a week-long holiday dubai no closer declared symptom the episode raises 29 brought back too england 's title-decider against france having knocked the test against italy five following a crunching collision andrea masi mike brown is knocked italy 's andrea masi in the six nations last. brown was out cold approximately eight minutes has n't played the italy game on march 21st. ` it a concern because i do n't someone coming something you ca diagnose, ' said o'shea, quins ' director of rugby. ` sometimes a physio sit you, it 's six to 12 out ''. here it could tomorrow or it whenever -- we do n't a timescale. there 's a decade even browny back out the pitch. ` you want see the gladiatorial side things -- the big hits we 've all grown. it once a badge you got up got. but at 're now aware. is it a concern the game we 're seeing collisions of the nature? yes, has. ' brown will have played just six his club 's last 19 games after sitting of the coming weekend, his england team-mates joe marler chris robshaw featured. northampton have ruled george north, suffering his own concussion problems knocked three different collisions, until and o'shea must also deal the absence one his marquee players george north suffered his third concussion during northampton 's defeat wasps. ` you look a succession events for george north, whereas this a follow-on of symptoms from one event, ' said o'shea ` against italy it as big a hit i 've someone take. it quite frankly a monstrous hit. i was pretty worried live. ` is it tough on us having the england full back for six out of 19 games still indeterminate? yes, there rugby. 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'' the tower alerted incoming aircraft use caution. no other incidents were. after landing philadelphia, the aircraft taxied the gate, according us airways spokeswoman liz landau runway 17 was closed about for investigation, the faa. law enforcement authorities. the aircraft involved a bombardier dash 8 twin engine plane operated for us airways by piedmont airlines. cnn 's aaron cooper contributed. she took a deep inspiration, but immediately felt a painful scratch she began coughing, became short by the a&e department st vincent 's hospital sydney the report when she arrived, doctors ordered a chest x saw something was straight there a mass that had ` features consistent a stud earring ', a ct scan confirmed stuck the woman 's right bronchus one leading doctors prescribed antibiotics any infection and then put a long, thin tube with a camera into her throat - in a procedure they then able examine the earring remove. they found large amounts mucus around the earring, ` the body 's attempt expel the foreign body ' dr lucinda blake one the doctors livescience alison hall, 48, almost choked when swallowed a false nail that shot her inhaler when took. if they had waited remove the earring, the woman 's body healed over embedding within the bronchus dr blake added the woman made a full recovery, in the report doctors her case highlights people asthma told storing without a cap. writing in the report, doctors concluded : ` the importance replacing caps inhalers when not illustrated and encouraged when inhaler technique taught or reviewed. ' the news comes after mailonline reported the case alison hall, 48, almost choked when nearly swallowed a false nail that shot her inhaler when took. ms hall, 48 was at work felt chest tightening took out her blue salbutamol inhaler she took a sharp breath felt something shoot to where became lodged. the mother- ran outside in when a neighbour began pounding back before calling. after five minutes choking, a false nail finally loose fell out onto she believes the nail may worked inside the inhaler through a gap at, is urging check use
washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a us airways express flight crew reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of their aircraft while on approach to philadelphia international airport on tuesday . according to authorities , what the crew witnessed remains a mystery . the aircraft with 34 passengers and three crew members landed safely . flight 4321 , originating from elmira-corning regional airport , was about 500 feet above the ground in philadelphia when the incident took place . an audio recording of the communication provided by live atc.net between the air traffic controller and arriving planes indicated the initial confusion : . pilot : `` it looks like a flare that was shot out . '' an terrified asthma sufferer was left coughing up blood after accidentally inhaling an earring into her lungs . the 41-year-old woman was getting ready for a party to celebrate the new year when she started to wheeze . worried her asthma would get worse and ruin the festivities , she reached into her bag for her inhaler , according to doctors writing in the journal bmj case reports . her blue salbutamol inhaler was uncapped in her bag , and she heard a ` coarse rattle ' when she shook it . despite this , she ignored the noise , believing it was due to a loose connection inside the device . tower : `` previous arrival said something about a flare being shot up . ... you said there was a flare being shot at you ? '' conor o'shea has revealed his concern at the increasing force of rugby 's collisions after harlequins and england full back mike brown was consigned to even more time on the sidelines to recover from the latest high-profile head injury . brown has not played since the final round of the rbs 6 nations on march 21 , is still suffering headaches after a week-long holiday in dubai and no closer to being declared symptom-free . the episode raises questions about whether the 29-year-old was brought back too early for england 's title-decider against france , having been knocked out in the test against italy five weeks earlier following a crunching collision with andrea masi . mike brown is knocked out in a collision with italy 's andrea masi in the six nations last month . brown was out cold for approximately eight minutes and has n't played since the italy game on march 21st . ` it 's a concern because i do n't like someone coming in with something you ca n't diagnose , ' said o'shea , quins ' director of rugby . ` sometimes a physio will sit you down and say , `` it 's six to 12 weeks out '' . here it could be tomorrow or it could be whenever -- we do n't have a timescale . there 's no doubt that a decade or even a year ago browny would be back out on the pitch . ` you want to see the gladiatorial side of things -- the big hits that we 've all grown up with . it was once a badge of honour that you got up and got on with it . but at least we 're now aware . is it a concern for the game that we 're seeing collisions of the nature that we are ? yes , it has to be . ' brown will have played just six of his club 's last 19 games after sitting out of the coming weekend , and his england team-mates joe marler and chris robshaw have featured in only eight of the last 18 . northampton have ruled out george north , who is suffering from his own concussion problems after being knocked out in three different collisions , until the end of the month and o'shea must also deal with the absence of one of his marquee players . george north suffered his third concussion in four months during northampton 's defeat to wasps . ` you can look at a succession of events for george north , whereas this is a follow-on of symptoms from one event , ' said o'shea . ` against italy it was as big a hit as i 've seen someone take . it was quite frankly a monstrous hit . i was pretty worried when i saw it live . ` is it tough on us having the england full back for six out of 19 games and still indeterminate ? yes ,
 The text describes an incident where a plane carrying 34 passengers and three crew members landed safely at Philadelphia International Airport after experiencing engine trouble. The pilot reported seeing flames coming from one of the engines, but the aircraft was able to make an emergency landing without any casualties. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.