{"id":39886,"date":"2026-08-12T02:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39886"},"modified":"2026-08-12T02:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:59:59","slug":"flames-shoot-out-of-planes-engine-shortly-after-takeoff-in-south-carolina-due-to-apparent-bird-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39886","title":{"rendered":"Flames shoot out of plane&#8217;s engine shortly after takeoff in South Carolina due to apparent bird strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Shortly after taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an American Airlines flight was forced to turn around Monday after flames erupted from the plane&#8217;s left engine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the middle of the runway, everybody heard a big bang, and then the next thing that we know, was making a lot of noise,&#8221; said John Richter, who was among the 172 passengers on board.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the aircraft, which was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, apparently hit birds while taking off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mayday, mayday, mayday. We&#8217;ve got a engine problem here,&#8221; the plane&#8217;s pilot was heard telling air traffic control.<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 737 was able to land safely in Myrtle Beach, and no one was hurt in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines said the plane was taken out of service for inspections. Passengers were moved to another plane and made it to Charlotte.<\/p>\n<h2>Thousands of animal strikes reported so far this year<\/h2>\n<p>Animal strikes are not uncommon in aviation.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2009, a US Airways passenger jet flying out of New York City famously landed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sully-sullenberger-pilot-alzheimers-miracle-hudson\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Hudson River<\/a> after both of the plane&#8217;s engines began to fail due to a bird strike shortly following takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. 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