After detecting an engine problem, the plane with 172 people on board had to land in Denver. At Boeing Airport, he set fire to light and a cloud of smoke appeared. Passengers were evacuated to the machine’s wings. Witnesses report seeing “sudden flashes of fire.”
The Boeing 737-800 was planned for Dallas. It was decided to land in Denver after an engine problem was reported – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
The incident occurred on Thursday around 5:15pm local time (23:15pm in Poland). American Airlines announced that the aircraft landed and was ridiculously covered when “engine issues” occurred.
The photo of the airport plate shows passengers standing on the wings of an aircraft. The language of smoke comes from machines.
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All passengers (172 people) and six crew members left the plane, and 12 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, American Airlines was quoted by Reuters agency.
-We were near the B44 goal. Arrived from Pittsburgh. We paused for a moment in the window, saw a sudden flash of fire, and then saw a lot of smoke – Aaron Clark told Reuters.
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– The fire was very short and appeared to have disappeared very quickly by the ground team. The smoke remained for a while
And we saw people beginning to leave the backslide – he added.
The FAA investigates the incident. A spokesman for Denver’s international airport said the fire had gone out and air operations continued normally, Reuters said.
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