Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo (pehn-TAN'-jeh-loh) says the plane had landing gear problems and no flaps when it safely landed at 7:30 p.M. (2330 GMT) Monday, about 15 minutes after takeoff.
Pentangelo says the jet's rear brakes overheated during the faster than normal landing, causing a small fire in the landing gear compartment.
He says the fire was extinguished and the passengers were transported by buses to the terminal.
A telephone operator at Aer Lingus would only say that Flight EI 110 experienced technical problems.