Major plane accident averted in America: Landing gear caught fire before takeoff, 179 passengers were on board

A major plane accident was averted in the US on Saturday. According to the information, a passenger plane had a problem in its landing gear before takeoff at Denver Airport in the US. Due to which fire and smoke started coming out of it. After the problem, this flight had to be canceled.

As soon as the incident was known, the officials present at the airport came into action. After this, the passengers were evacuated from the plane first. Officials said that a person has suffered minor injuries during this security operation.

Problem in the plane before takeoff

It is being told that there were a total of 179 passengers along with the crew members in the plane. American Airlines flight AA-3023 operated by Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft was to fly to Miami. The passengers had boarded this plane, preparations were being made for takeoff.

During this time, a problem was seen in the landing gear. The airline’s statement has also come out regarding this incident. The company said that there was a maintenance problem in the tire.

Scary video surfaced

A video of this entire incident has also surfaced. In the video, it can be seen that smoke is coming out from near the tire of the plane. Panicked passengers are getting down from the plane. Due to this the whole area was filled with smoke.

FAA will investigate the incident

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the plane had reported a possible accident in the landing gear while taking off from Denver Airport at 2.45 pm local time. Officials said that the passengers were evacuated from the runway and taken to the terminal by bus. The FAA said that it will further investigate the incident.

All passengers were evacuated safely

Let us inform that Denver Airport officials have issued a statement regarding this incident. Officials said that this incident happened when the plane was on the runway and was preparing for takeoff. As soon as the incident was reported, the fire brigade team was called. All the passengers were evacuated safely. Let us inform that the fire was brought under control by 5.10 pm.