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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after bird strike sparks engine flames

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

An American Airlines plane hit birds while taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Monday, leading to flames shooting from an engine and an emergency landing.

ABC 7 San Francisco's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

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  1. KRDO

    Flames shoot from engine of American Airlines plane that hit birds as it was taking off (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Aaron Cooper, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — An American Airline Boeing 737 hit birds while taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Monday, leading to flames shooting from an engine and an emergency landing. “Mayday, mayday, mayday.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Flames shoot from engine after American Airlines plane hits birds during takeoff (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Flames seen after bird strike on American Airlines flight during departure from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

  3. New York Post

    American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after flames shoot from engine: ‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An American Airlines flight with 172 passengers made an emergency landing in South Carolina after a bird strike sent flames shooting from the engine.

  4. Fox News

    Flames shoot from American Airlines flight before emergency landing (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Passenger video purportedly showed flames shooting from an American Airlines plane after a bird strike forced an emergency landing.

  5. WMUR

    VIDEO: Flames shoot from engine of plane that hit birds as it was taking off (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    WATCH | Video shows flames shooting from the engine of an American Airlines plane that hit birds as it was taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

  6. CBS News

    Flames shoot out of plane's engine after apparent bird strike (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An American Airlines plane bound for North Carolina was forced to return to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when flames erupted from its left engine due to an apparent bird strike.

  7. CBS News

    Video shows flames erupting from plane's engine before emergency landing in South Carolina (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Flames erupted from one of the engines of American Airlines Flight 1760 after a bird collided with the plane, forcing an emergency landing. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.

  8. News Center Maine

    Plane forced to land after flames erupted from engine amid apparent bird strike (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    “Mayday, mayday, mayday. We’ve got an engine problem here,” the pilot reported, according to a recording from LiveATC.net.

  9. ABC 7 San Francisco

    American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after bird strike sparks engine flames (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    An American Airlines plane hit birds while taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Monday, leading to flames shooting from an engine and an emergency landing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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