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JetBlue plane tilts back after landing at JFK Airport; no injuries are reported

JetBlue officials said in a statement Monday that the jetliner tilted back “due to a shift in weight and balance during deplaning.”

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JetBlue officials say a plane rocked back with its nose pointed skyward after landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport because of a shift in weight on the aircraft.

Videos posted on social media show Flight 662 from Bridgetown, Barbados, at the passenger gate and tilted backward at about a 30-degree angle after landing Sunday night.

JetBlue officials said in a statement Monday that the jetliner tilted back "due to a shift in weight and balance during deplaning.” The plane eventually leveled, the officials said, and no injuries to passengers were reported.

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The aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection, JetBlue said.

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