WASHINGTON: An American Airways jet’s engine caught hearth after it diverted to land in Denver on Thursday (Mar 13), forcing the evacuation of passengers utilizing the airplane’s slides, the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned.
The airline mentioned all 172 passengers and 6 crew members on board had been capable of exit the airplane, although six passengers had been taken to an area hospital afterward for additional analysis.
American Airways Flight 1006 from Colorado Springs on a Boeing 737-800 landed in Denver round 5.15pm native time, diverting from its deliberate vacation spot of Dallas after the crew reported engine vibrations, the FAA mentioned.
A number of dramatic movies of passengers standing on the wing of the airplane earlier than evacuating as smoke poured out the engine had been posted on social media.
American Airways mentioned the airplane had landed safely and taxied to the gate when it skilled an “engine-related difficulty”.
The airplane, which is 13 years previous in line with flight monitoring web site FlightRadar24, was geared up with two CFM56 engines manufactured by CFM Worldwide, a three way partnership between GE and Safran.
The FAA mentioned it might examine the incident. A Denver Worldwide Airport spokesperson mentioned the fireplace had been extinguished and flight operations had continued as regular.
Boeing declined to remark, referring queries to American Airways and investigators. GE didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark.
The engine hearth is the most recent in a sequence of high-profile aviation incidents which have raised questions on US aviation security, including the Jan 29 mid-air collision of an American Airways regional jet and an Military helicopter that killed 67 individuals.
Final month, a Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon touchdown at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport, amid windy climate following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 individuals on board, although all passengers and crew members survived the incident.
American Airways CEO Robert Isom and Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Tuesday cited current air crashes and climate occasions as contributing components to dampening US journey demand, alongside mounting financial uncertainty.
