Not less than one individual was injured when a airplane departing Denver Worldwide Airport was compelled to abort takeoff resulting from a touchdown gear failure — inflicting passengers to flee the flaming and smoking plane on an inflatable emergency slide in a chaotic scene captured on harrowing video Saturday.
American Airways Flight 3023 had a touchdown gear incident because it was taking off for Miami round 2:45 p.m. native time, in response to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Flight 2023, you got a lot of smoke,” an air site visitors controller may be heard telling the pilot in cockpit audio from Reside ATC, 9News reported.
“There was some flames. Looks like the smoke is dying down a bit,” they mentioned.
“You are actually on fire,” the controller shortly added moments later.
Video confirmed passengers frantically sliding down an inflatable security slide as thick black smoke billowed from flames engulfing the rear left aspect of the plane.
The Denver Hearth Division introduced it had extinguished the blaze in a social media publish at 5:10 p.m. native time.
The airline mentioned there was a difficulty particularly involving the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s tire, Denver 7 reported.
All 173 passengers and 6 crew members evacuated the airplane “safely,” American Airways mentioned in its assertion.
Six individuals had been evaluated for minor accidents, with one transported to an area hospital after deplaning, in response to Denver 7.
“All customers and crew deplaned safely, and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team,” American Airways mentioned in a press release.
“We thank our team members for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for their experience.”
Passengers had been anticipated to depart for Miami on one other plane Saturday, the carried added.
