An American Airways aircraft that was once diverted to Denver Global Airport on Thursday night time after experiencing “engine vibrations” stuck hearth whilst taxiing to a gate, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers, consistent with the Federal Aviation Management.Six passengers have been taken to a health center for additional analysis, the airline mentioned. Their stipulations weren’t instantly recognized.The flight, a Boeing 737-800 with 172 passengers and 6 workforce contributors, was once touring from Colorado Springs to Dallas however was once diverted to the Denver airport, the airline mentioned. One of the passengers have been evacuated from the plane the use of slides, the F.A.A. mentioned.“After touchdown safely and taxiing to the gate at Denver Global Airport, American Airways Flight 1006 skilled an engine-related factor,” the airline mentioned. Movies posted to social media confirmed passengers status at the aircraft’s wing and mountain climbing down a transportable staircase to go away the aircraft. Mild grey smoke crammed the air. From different angles, black smoke poured out of the plane and orange flames might be noticed on the base of the plane.A video taken by way of Mike Insalata, a Denver resident, confirmed a big hearth below the aircraft’s proper engine. The F.AA. is investigating.The episode at Denver Global Airport was once the newest in a contemporary string of aviation woes. On Feb. 25, two separate airplanes, one at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport and some other at Chicago’s Halfway Global Airport, needed to abort landings to keep away from collisions.Previous closing month, a aircraft on the Toronto Pearson Airport flipped over. And on Feb. 5, the wing of a aircraft was once impaled at the tail of some other aircraft all through a collision at the flooring at Seattle-Tacoma Global Airport.
