The rear of the aircraft caught fire at Danver International Airport in America
Washington: On Saturday, 179 people narrowly survived the Danver International Airport in the US. The landing gear of the flight 3023 of American Airlines going to Miami failed, due to which the takeoff had to be stopped.
The back of the aircraft caught fire
During this time, the back of the aircraft caught fire. The aircraft had 6 crew members and 173 passengers. The incident took place at 2:45 pm according to American time and at 2.15 pm Indian time. Keeping the situation in mind, everyone was taken out through emergency slides. The investigation of the case has been started by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and Airlines.
Video going viral on social media
After the fire, the smoke is seen rising in the aircraft and the passengers are seen running out of it. The video of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
What caused the accident?
The cause of the accident has been stated by the airlines. He says that this accident occurred due to a malfunction in the tire of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The investigation of the case has been started. The airlines clearly stated that the situation arose due to technical fault in the aircraft tire, after which it has also been removed from the service. The fire in the aircraft has also been extinguished.
Since this aircraft was going to Miami, the passengers do not have much trouble, they have been given a new aircraft for Miami. Because the aircraft with which technical trouble was found, it could not fly, so all the flights were also affected. However, now the airport is being operated in a normal way.
People believe that a major accident was averted due to detection of technical fault in time, otherwise there could have been huge loss of life.
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