Posted on 06/26/2025 3:10:09 PM PDT by Angelino97
An American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after it caught fire mid flight.
The jet, destined for Charlotte, North Carolina, had just taken off from Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport on Wednesday morning when fire started coming out of one of the engines.
Pilots onboard the plane, which was carrying 153 passengers and six crew, had to quickly divert course back to the airport after passengers spotted the flames.
Footage has since emerged on social media showing the jet with a trail of black smoke following it, fire can be seen spurting out of the side of the engine.
Shortly after, the aircraft was returned to the airport, where an inspection was carried out. Nobody onboard was injured, officials said...
American Airlines said that maintenance teams found no evidence that the engine caught fire after inspecting the aircraft.
In a statement, the carrier said: 'American Airlines flight 1665 returned to Las Vegas (LAS) shortly after takeoff due to a mechanical issue.
'The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally.
'We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our team who are working to get our customers to their destinations as quickly as possible.'
The Federal Aviation Administration said they would investigate the incident.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Boeing and DEI again...?
Just a random smoking right engine. No problem, continue to assigned destination.
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I’m sure it was scary, but an engine catching fire is not that unusual, and certainly the headline of “terror... as plane catches fire midflight” makes it seem a lot worse and dangerous than it was.
I gag whenever I see that. The airport was originally named for Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.), a hero in the fight against Communism.
I am of the opiniin we should pass a law that NO politician except maybe Presidents gets ANYTHING named after them. Name things after fallen soldiers...only.
Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Franklin.
I should have shot Clay and hanged Calhoun:Andrew Jackson.
McCarran Airport will always be McCarran Airport, just as Saigon will always be Saigon. To me...
I've been noticing lately that it is rare now to run across a headline that isn't using some major hyperbole. Not just for 'tabloid' type news sites like Daily Mail, but even supposedly serious conservative news and commentary sites.
I guess it is mostly about 'Generating the Clicks'.... But I think a part of it is that the 'journalists' and editors don't actually know the real meaning of a lot of the words they use.
Another headline using 'Terror', at the top of the sidebar for this article is "Brad Pitt's home terrorized by thieves who scaled fence to break in".... Yet down in the article itself, they indicate that no one was even home when it happened.
No, it wasn't a Boeing it was an Airbus A321. Simple research would tell you that.
Also, if it was a Boeing jet it would be all over the headline of the story..
Coulda been snakes.
We have Aaron Burr to thank for shooting Al Hamilton.
Good job Aaron. Al wanted George W. to be a king.
Happened to me on SWA back in the 80s flying PHX-OKC. I was on the side where the engine was shooting sparks & the pilot came back to observe. We returned to PHX to be put on another plane. Finally got to OKC around midnight.
Did the “No Smoking” light turn off?
Fuel in engine housing ignited, drips collected, then flamed.
Any leak or excess supply of fuel, can cause un-burned fuel to collect - enough of barely a mist on occasion - that will ignite. Sometimes occurs when an engine is restarted / started.
Fuel lines; fuel controls; ck; leaks could be intermittent - requiring some vibration to expose. There was obviously an engine area fire. Tear down of engine, required; close look at diffuser(s), required.
Harry Reid International Airport needs a name change.
Yeah, don’t like Hamilton.
He had retired in disgrace by that time.
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