When an American airline plane exploded, when he turned the middle flight and landed at Denver International Airport, he sent passengers to a wing in a passionate evacuation between the clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to a minor injured hospital.
The country has recently seen close calls about aviation disasters and air travel, and recently seen a safe way to fly. Earthly ground accidents included a plane that crashed in Toronto at the time of landing and returned, and a Japanese airliner plane that cleared a standing Delta plane when he used to taxi at Seattle Airport.
On Thursday, the flight 1006 was on his way from Colorado Springs to Dallas Fort Worth, but was diverted to Denver after reporting the staff engine vibration. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that it landed safely around 5:15 pm. The FAA added that an engine was set on fire at Boeing 737-800 when it taxed the gate.
Passengers described people on their left arm, as the engine was burned under the right arm and the black smoke was surrounded by the plane. According to the FAA, video footage and passenger interviews, they reached the ground using slides and stairs brought by the earth staff.
All 172 passengers and six crew members were safely evacuated, officials said. US Airlines cited questions about 12 people taking local officials to the hospital.
The destroyed plane was seen on Friday at the airport standing behind the hanger.
Passenger accounts
Passenger Hani Levy said it felt a “very strong vibration” after the plane’s launch, after the announcement that due to the engine’s clear problem, the landing would be made in emergency landing in Denver.
When the aircraft taxed the gate, a mechanic of a former military aircraft from Las Vegas, who was sitting on the window seat, was smoke from the wing and then set fire. He said a passenger asked to evacuate, but Levy said some people were nervous and a mother screamed that she needed to get off with her two children, one of whom tried to flee to the front of the plane.
Black smoke filled the cabin when people cried out, but Levy had to sit because a disabled woman was between her and the singer. When they were waiting for a wheelchair, Levi saw his seat spitting black smoke and flames on the feet of his feet only. People heard the voice of Jostaling to get off the plane in the levy videos, in which one person “organized, organized” and the other said “Go”.
Levy said, “I chose to stay calm,” who said he did not try to take a deep breath to avoid smoke.
Passenger Daniel Fredman said he started thinking about writing chaos as chaos revealed the evacuation. He said that the turmoil for pushing and removing people.
Fredman told Wral-TV, “I really wanted to make sure we were safe here and didn’t know whether it was going to happen or not,”
Twelve people were treated and released at the University of Colorado Hospital in Arora on Friday night.
The airline said that alternative aircraft and crew took passengers to Dallas Fort Worth. According to the flight tracking website flightware, the flight arrived on Friday at 5am on Friday.
How common is the fire in the aircraft engine?
American Airlines said in a statement that the flight has faced an engine problem after taxing the gate. When the plane was set on fire, there was no immediate explanation.
Aviation expert Steven Wallis said the engine fire is low, and the staff is trained to deal with them. He said they are usually not disastrous if they are found in the air because the aircraft can fly with an engine.
“Today, a pilot is working for a pilot airline that can potentially fly for 30 years and never experience engine failure,” said Walis, a former director of the FAA accident investigation.
Two -engine fires reported in recent weeks: On February 2, a United Airlines flight caught fire while he was preparing to take off Houston and was setting fire to the Fed X -cargo plane on March 1, which made emergency landing in New Jersey after a bird strike.
Former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, James Hall, said engine vibration in US flight is unusual but can cause many problems and can cause fire, which has made it difficult to speculate.
Hall said, “Given the history of the past,” Given the history of the past, you can rate it extraordinary, “but” I don’t know if you have enough information to draw any conclusions. “
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board said they would investigate.
The aircraft was built in 2012 with the engine of CFM International. Boeing refused to comment, and the CFM did not immediately respond to the comment request.
In a statement, the US Airlines thanked its employees and first respondents for their “fast and decisive action” after the accident.
Colorado resident Ian Pasley was flying from Denver on Friday with his family and heard about Thursday’s fire, but did not think it would change his plans.
“We can be confident that although these are terrible things that are for people and are very terrifying, for most of us, this will not be something that affects our lives,” he said.
Brumfield reported from Washington and Brown reported from Montana’s billings.
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