Plane engine catches fire after bird strike, emergency landing
- An American Airlines flight to Phoenix was rerouted back to Columbus, Ohio after the engine reportedly caught fire due to a bird strike.
- No one was injured and the plane landed safely at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
- The incident happened 30 minutes after takeoff and the plane was a Boeing 737 commercial jet.
- American Airlines attributed the incident to a mechanical issue and the plane was taken out of service for maintenance.