A fowl strike precipitated the engine of an American Airways flight to catch hearth, forcing pilots to show round shortly after take-off and land the airplane again at John Glenn Columbus Worldwide Airport early Sunday morning.
Airport officers mentioned American Airways flight 1958 landed safely, nobody was injured within the incident and the airport was shut down for only some minutes whereas the airplane returned for the emergency touchdown. An airport spokesperson could not say what number of passengers have been on the flight.
The airplane left about 7:45 a.m. and was headed for Phoenix when birds struck the engine shortly after takeoff. Airport officers could not say how lengthy the airplane was within the air earlier than rerouting again to the Columbus airport, but it surely did not make it out of the Central Ohio space.
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Federal officers investigating Columbus, Ohio, fowl strike
Sarah McQuaide, spokesperson for the Columbus airport, mentioned the airport is open and working as normal and the incident precipitated solely minor delays for different flights.
McQuaide mentioned the incident will likely be investigated by federal officers. That might be officers from the Federal Aviation Administration or the Nationwide Transportation Security Board.
Folks throughout the Columbus space reported listening to unusual engine sounds or seeing hearth come from the airplane’s engine on social media.
One unverified social publish appeared to indicate the fireplace coming from the airplane’s engines.
Contributing: Doug Caruso, USA TODAY. Wagner will be reached at mwagner@dispatch.com or on Twitter @MIkeWagner48.
