New Delhi: A bird collided with an American Airlines flight. After this the engine of the plane caught fire. The plane had to make an emergency landing. The plane was landed in Ohio. The incident took place when a bird hit the plane and the engine caught fire. However, there is no news of any casualty. Its video has now surfaced. Fire and black smoke are visible in it.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the plane collided with a bird flight as soon as it took off. This caused the engine to catch fire. No passenger or crew member was injured during this. The Federal Aviation Administration said that no one was reported injured in the incident. At present the investigation of the incident is going on.
@FAANews I just saw AA1958 with major engine issues just after take off. Flames shooting from the engine and wonky, pulsing noises from the aircraft.
— CBUS4LIFE (@Cbus4Life) April 23, 2023
A user has shared the video of the incident. He wrote that shortly after take off AA1958 noticed some engine problems. Flames were coming out of the engine.
American Airlines 737 returns to Columbus Airport after striking a number of geese on departure. AA1958 to Phoenix landed back safely 25 minutes after takeoff. pic.twitter.com/ws3wi3Cl9D
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) April 23, 2023
A passenger said that we all panicked as soon as we got the news of the fire. But after the emergency landing, we were safely evacuated. After waiting for some time, all the passengers were put on the second flight.