American Airlines Plane Catches Fire Due to Bird Strike: ‘The Engine Started Making Real Loud Noises’
A Phoenix-bound American Airlines flight was derailed after the aircraft struck a flock of birds and disabled one of the engines onboard. The incident took place on April 23 around 8 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News, less than 20 minutes after the plane departed from Ohio’s John Glenn Columbus International Airport, according…