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American Airlines Passengers Evacuate After Plane Catches Fire

American Airlines Passengers Evacuate After Plane Catches Fire

Yahoo14-03-2025

Originally appeared on E! Online
Passengers of American Airlines flight AA1006 are recovering after a close call.
Over 175 people were forced to evacuate from their evening flight March 13 at Denver International Airport after the airplane caught fire while taxiing to a gate, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement, per People.
The statement noted that the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, 'diverted to and landed safely at Denver International Airport' after crew members reported 'engine vibrations' amid a flight from Colorado Springs—about 70 miles from Denver—to Dallas. After landing safely, however, 'an engine caught fire and passengers were evacuated using the slides.'
In a separate statement to NBC News, American Airlines noted that the fire was later extinguished.
'After landing safely and taxiing to the gate at Denver International Airport (DEN), American Airlines Flight 1006 experienced an engine-related issue," the airline said. 'The 172 customers and six crew members deplaned and are being relocated to the terminal. We thank our crew members, DEN team and first responders for their quick and decisive action with the safety of everyone on board and on the ground as the priority.'
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Following the event, American Airlines noted that six of the customers aboard the flight were transported to the hospital for 'further evaluation,' while the company is also sending a replacement aircraft to get the remaining crew and passengers to Dallas.
The latest incident comes nearly two months after the airline company was involved in a tragic collision. In January, American Airlines flight 5342 was transporting 60 people aboard a plane from Wichita, Kansas to Washington D.C. when it collided with an Army helicopter, killing all involved in the crash.
On March 11, the National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said during a press conference that the tragedy could have been prevented, due to what she described as 'stronger than an oversight,' in flight patterns around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where the American Airlines flight had been set to land.
After detailing that there had been over 15,000 'close proximity events,' between airplanes and helicopters in the area surrounding the airport, she emphasized of the crash, 'There were clearly indicators."
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