American Airlines aircraft catches fire mid-air
An American Airlines Boeing 757 aircraft takes off at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, France, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
A flight operated by American Airlines had to be rerouted after one of its engines caught fire in midair, allegedly due to a bird strike.
It performed an emergency landing in an airport in Ohio, American media have reported.
No casualties were reported during the incident.
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The Phoenix-bound Flight 1958 returned to the airport in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday morning after the crew calmly reached out to controllers: "Mayday. Mayday. Mayday, American 1958. We've had a bird strike and an engine failure."
The Federal Aviation Administration has said bird strikes are a growing concern, due in part to increasing populations of large birds and their inability to hear quieter engines, reports CNN.
