Posted on 03/13/2025 7:33:15 PM PDT by Morgana
American Airlines passengers were forced to evacuate their plane after it caught on fire at Denver Airport on Thursday following mid-air engine trouble.
Terrified passengers were seen fleeing via the wing of the aircraft as smoke billowed from the plane.
The flight, AA 1006, had departed Colorado Springs Airport at 4:52pm (local time) and was headed to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft was diverted to Denver shortly after takeoff when the crew reported engine vibrations, according to Federal Aviation Administration.
'After landing and while taxiing to the gate an engine caught fire and passengers evacuated the aircraft using the slides,' said the FAA.
The frightening tarmac escape is the latest in a series of crashes and near misses involving US passenger jets, including the American Airlines flight which collided with a helicopter, killing 67 people in January.
The incidents have shaken the public's trust in the aviation sector amid Donald Trump's FAA purge which cut a swath through staff weeks after the fatal collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Footage from Thursday's fire on the tarmac showed the fire has caused significant damage to the plane, with one area on the right side above the wing charred black.
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Boeing does not make the engines!
Hot wings
“All of the sudden our airlines are not doing so well.”
Looks like more DEI results, without a doubt.
Those idiots at the DM tried to pin blame on Trump? This has nothing to do with Trump or any staff cuts. This is all about Boeing and probably their DEI policies.
Same thing.
Had an emergency exit row seat on my last American Airlines flight. Was looking forward to a little extra legroom but, nope, just the same room as any other coach seat (first time i’ve ever encountered that in 40 years of traveling). If that wasn’t enough, the overhead bins were full so my carryon was on the floor in front of my seat. Good luck using that aisle to escape in an emergency.
Probably a lame fuel leak check after some component was R&R'd.
There are some A&P mechanics I wouldn't let work on my lawnmower.
Can the plane safely fly and land with just one engine?
Even if the airplane was only a week old, it’s less about Boeing and more about American Airlines.
Nah, Blucifer did it with his fiery, laser eyes. :P
If passengers used the slides, then WTH were they doing standing on the wing?!
Yes.
They reporting on all kind of situations, which were never reported before!
Close calls, malfunctions, nobody gets hurt.
I, personally, was in emergency plane situation many, many years ago. Nobody got hurt! Never reported anywhere.
I find this fire odd. If that engine was demonstration vibration necessitating a return the pilot would have shut the engine down and fuel flow to that engine. What happened?
I have NO idea what really happened but night before last was watching the TV show about airplane disasters and one story was about a 737 that had and engine fire after an apparent normal landing. Everyone got out without serious injury. It turned out the flap actuator system had a bolt with washer and nut that held the actuator arm in place to move the flaps and slats. The assembly had to be installed without direct visualization and in an overhead position. The difficult assembly made it possible for the washer to fall off without notice so the nut was placed in position without the washer in place. After a period of time, it loosened until on the date of the accident when they deployed the flaps the bolt fell off and in the confined space when the flaps were retracted after landing the bolt was forced into the fuel bladder, puncturing it and allowed fuel to seep out. When the fuel hit the hot engine it ignited creating the fire which destroyed the plane. They reported Boeing and the airline changed their design and inspection policy thereafter. Will be interesting to see why this seemingly normal plane caught fire but even if they shut off the flow to the engine, if the fuel leaked onto an already hot engine it would likely ignite.
Boeing doesn’t manufacture engines nor do they do the maintenance.
All the massive DEI hiring is catching up. Chickens are coming home to roost.
Easily. The pilots receive a lot of training for this.
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