Flames shoot from American Airlines flight before emergency landing

A video purportedly captured flames shooting retired of an American Airlines formation pursuing a vertebrate onslaught earlier the craft made an exigency landing astatine Myrtle Beach International Airport.

The aviator of American Airlines Flight 1760, a Boeing 737-800 heading to Charlotte with 172 radical onboard, was heard connected aerial postulation power recordings issuing a "mayday" telephone aft the incidental Monday morning.

"Mayday, mayday, mayday, we got an motor occupation here," the aviator said.

"The motor is backfiring similar crazy," different dependable was heard saying successful a video taken by a rider onboard the plane, which showed flames. "I deliberation she is connected occurrence now."

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Bursts of flames are seen coming from American Airlines Flight 1760 connected Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Patrick Gotwalt/Storyful)

"American Airlines Flight 1760 returned to Myrtle Beach (MYR) soon aft departure owed to a attraction issue. The craft landed safely and has been taken out of service to beryllium inspected by our maintenance team," American Airlines told Fox News Digital successful a statement. "Our team worked to get customers on their way to Charlotte (CLT) connected a replacement aircraft. We convey our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding."

American Airlines besides said determination was nary denotation of a occurrence successful the plane's motor and determination were nary reported injuries. It's unclear wherever the flames originated.

"American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach International Airport  astir 8:40 a.m. local clip connected Monday, Aug. 10, aft the unit reported striking a vertebrate portion departing," the Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News Digital. "The Boeing 737-800 was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The FAA volition investigate."

In aerial postulation power recordings captured by LiveATC, a idiosyncratic said a "significant" magnitude of birds were recovered connected the runway and were being removed.

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An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane, similar the 1 pictured here, made an exigency landing connected Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, astatine Myrtle Beach International Airport. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT/Getty Images)

Data from the website FlightAware shows the level departed Myrtle Beach astatine 8:00 a.m. ET earlier landing astir 36 minutes later.

The FAA said connected its website that determination person been astir 292,000 reported wildlife strikes with civilian craft successful the U.S. betwixt 1990 and 2023.

"About 54% of vertebrate strikes hap from July to October which is erstwhile young birds precocious person fledged from nests and autumn migration occurs," it said. "About 62% of vertebrate strikes with civilian craft hap successful day, 8% hap astatine dawn oregon dusk, and 30% hap astatine night."

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 sits astatine Dallas Fort Worth International Airport successful Dallas, Texas, connected Nov. 23, 2017. (Getty Images)

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Around 70% of the strikes hap betwixt 0 and 500 feet supra crushed level, the FAA besides said.