CNN: American Airlines Planes Catch Fire, One In-Flight After Bird Strike Over Ohio

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SANDOVAL: "Can you imagine being on those flights, Fred? It was Ben Nines, who went out for a morning jog today out of his residence in Columbus, Ohio, he looked up and saw this. That sound, it really does stand out. That’s American airlines flight 1958 as it makes a safe return to Columbus airport not long after take off this morning. Nines, a fellow plane enthusiast, says that every time he hears a plane overhead, he can’t help but look up. But that pulsing sound was different. The airline confirming that their Boeing 737 experienced a bird strike, causing a mechanical issue, and then you see there the flame sputtering out of one of the engines of the aircraft. The airline saying that the flight was able to make it back to the airport in its own power, back to the gate, and it’s currently working to get their customers to Phoenix, which was the original destination. Then there’s a separate incident from Thursday night aboard American Airlines flight 2288. A passenger aboard that flight capturing this moment looking out her window. The Passenger Frankie Leggington saying that they were on their way to -- from Charlotte to Dallas, looked out the window and saw smoke and some flames.”