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' Pop, pop, pop': AA flight with cigarette smoking engine triggered concern at launch, states plane mechanic who was onboard

Two aircraft mechanics were aboard the American Airlines flight that went back to Las Vegas on Wednesday due to an engine problem.

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An American Airlines flight departing from Los Angeles came across a frightening engine breakdown Wednesday early morning, but 2 aircraft mechanics onboard say the emergency landing was all of a sudden calm and controlled.

The aircraft, 1665, from Las Vegas to Charlotte, North Carolina, experienced a sudden surge of sparks and smoke soon after departure.

" We removed, and as quickly as the pilots put the equipment up, it was like pop, pop, pop over and over," Paige Mitchell, a plane mechanic in Las Vegas, told Fox 5. "You could kind of see like orange and yellow, like glowing, like every time you hear the pop."

Michael Lockett, a fellow passenger and Air Force veteran with years of experience dealing with military airplane, stated the noise was right away identifiable and disconcerting.

" With my background, as soon as it took place, I understood type of what it was due to the fact that I've seen it on Flying force aircraft before," Lockett informed the outlet.

Lockett remained outwardly calm but admitted to mentally bracing for the worst.

" I currently knew it was an engine failure," he stated. "I didn't say anything out loud due to the fact that I didn't wish to, you understand, get individuals riled up, so the most I did was just hope up until we got back on the ground."

Mitchell stated her mechanical instincts likewise had her bracing for a rough landing, however she was impressed by how efficiently the pilots brought the airplane down, with emergency crews fulfilling passengers the ground in Vegas.

" I resembled 'oh, this is going to be rough', however no, they really put us down truly nicely, and as quickly as we struck the ground, they stopped, and there was fire engine and cops waiting for us," she stated, adding that the landing was" among the best landings I have actually ever experienced."

Both AA and the FAA informed The Independent that Wednesday's emergency situation return was because of a "mechanical issue."

" The aircraft taxied to eviction under its own power, and customers deplaned usually. We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our group who are working to get our customers to their locations as rapidly as possible," an AA spokesman said.
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