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Two incidents involving American Airlines flights \u2013 one of them an apparent bird strike \u2013 frightened passengers who saw flames flowing from their aircraft.<\/p>\n

In one of the incidents, Phoenix-bound Flight 1958 returned to the airport in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday morning after the crew calmly reached out to controllers: \u201cMayday. Mayday. Mayday, American 1958. We\u2019ve had a bird strike and an engine failure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Federal Aviation Administration\u00a0has said bird strikes\u00a0are a growing concern, due in part to increasing populations of large birds and their inability to hear quieter engines.<\/p>\n

Ben Nines was jogging on the Ohio State University campus when he heard a loud pulsing sound. \u201cIt sounded like an old Jet Ski jumping across waves but much louder than a typical plane,\u201d Nines told CNN.<\/p>\n

Video showed at least seven spurts of fire from the plane\u2019s right side.<\/p>\n

Onboard, Matthew Danek heard strange, rumbling sounds during the flight climb-out.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGenuinely, this was the first time in my life that I was ready to die,\u201d he told\u00a0CNN affiliate WBNS.<\/p>\n

Another passenger\u00a0told affiliate WSYX\u00a0about the terrifying minutes. \u201cEverybody was just very shaken up and all of us could see what happening out of the windows on the right-hand side.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Boeing 737 \u2013 which has two engines \u2013 made a safe return to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, said the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating. Danek praised the crew for keeping everyone calm during the landing.<\/p>\n

American Airlines said there was a \u201cmechanical issue\u201d during the flight. The airport later tweeted the incident did not involve an engine fire.<\/p>\n

CNN has reached out to American Airlines for further comment.<\/p>\n

Despite possible catastrophic consequences, a tiny percentage of bird strikes end in injuries. The FAA received 17,191 reports in 2022; thus far in 2023, the tally is 2,319 reports.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the best-known bird strike incident was the \u201cMiracle on the Hudson<\/a>,\u201d on January 15, 2009, when a United Airlines flight was struck by geese and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0agency said the increase<\/a>\u00a0in bird strikes has put more emphasis on research and wildlife management. The Columbus airport has used flares and other measures to deter birds from nearing runways.<\/p>\n

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The other American Airlines incident occurred last Thursday when the crew of Flight 2288 canceled takeoff from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. The plane was bound for Dallas-Fort Worth with five crew members and 200 passengers.<\/p>\n

The FAA said<\/a>\u00a0there was an engine fire. Video taken by passenger Frankie Leggington captured smoke and flames spewing from a wing of the Airbus A321.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody knows what\u2019s happening so it\u2019s everyone\u2019s first instinct, is the plane is going to blow,\u201d Leggington\u00a0told CNN affiliate WSOC<\/a>. \u201cSo, everyone is grabbing their bags trying to run up and run in the aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The aircraft suffered a mechanical issue and was returned to the gate and taken out of service for maintenance, the airline said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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