A number of dramatic movies of passengers standing on the wing of the aircraft earlier than evacuating as smoke poured out the engine have been posted on social media.
American Airways stated the aircraft had landed safely and taxied to the gate when it skilled an “engine-related challenge”.
The aircraft, which is 13 years outdated in line with flight monitoring web site FlightRadar24, was outfitted with two CFM56 engines manufactured by CFM Worldwide, a three way partnership between GE and Safran.
The FAA stated it will examine the incident. A Denver Worldwide Airport spokesperson stated the hearth had been extinguished and flight operations had continued as regular.
Boeing declined to remark, referring queries to American Airways and investigators. GE didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark.
The engine fireplace is the newest in a sequence of high-profile aviation incidents which have raised questions on US aviation security, including the Jan 29 mid-air collision of an American Airways regional jet and an Military helicopter that killed 67 individuals.
Final month, a Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon touchdown at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport, amid windy climate following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 individuals on board, although all passengers and crew members survived the incident.
American Airways CEO Robert Isom and Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Tuesday cited latest air crashes and climate occasions as contributing elements to dampening US journey demand, alongside mounting financial uncertainty.
