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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14847427/american-airlines-plane-fire-mid-flight-Las-Vegas.html
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.
Construction worker Richard Pedrosa told The Las Vegas
Review-Journal that he had heard a loud bang before
spotting the plane overheard with its engine on fire.
. . .
Boeing again ? The article didn't say.
Actually, Boeing doesn't make the engines ...
The big bang sounds like a serious turbine failure.
When was the last time it'd been carefully inspected ?
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