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Jet part plummets after takeoff

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NEW YORK -- An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plunged thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island neighborhood.

Apparently, neither the pilots nor anyone on the ground immediately noticed the mishap when it happened. The Boeing 777 doesn't need the 20-pound part to fly and carried on safely to its destination, Tokyo, officials said.

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