American Airlines MD-80 engine fire prompts emergency landing
{{date|September 29, 2007}}
[[Image:Sas.md-81.oy-khn.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|This SAS MD-80 series aircraft is similar to the aircraft involved.]]
An [[w:American Airlines|American Airlines]] [[w:McDonnell Douglas|McDonnell Douglas]] [[w:MD-80|MD-80]] carrying 142 people was forced to return to [[w:Lambert-St. Louis International Airport|Lambert-St. Louis International Airport]] after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. [[w:Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting|Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting]] (ARFF) personnel doused down the number one engine upon landing with foam.

American Airlines Flight 140 had departed the airport at 1:03 p.m. on a scheduled domestic passenger flight to [[w:Chicago|Chicago]], but had developed the fire, coming back to land at 1:40 p.m. The aircraft was stopped on the runway, where it was met by ARFF crews, who extinguished the fire. None of the 137 passengers, three cabin crew and two pilots were injured, and they subsequently walked to the terminal.
[[Image:PWMFIRETRUCK WIKI.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A file photo of an ARFF truck during a demonstration in 2005. {{Image source|[[w:User:KPWM Spotter|KPWM Spotter]].}}]]
American Airlines have stated that their maintenance department will investigate the accident in an attempt to determine what sparked the fire. Federal inspectors from the [[w:National Transportation Safety Board|National Transportation Safety Board]] will also investigate the accident, with at least two investigators dispatched, including a specialist in jet engines.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/28/national/main3309381.shtml
|title=Jet Engine Fire Forces Landing, Evacuation
|author=
|pub=csbsnews.com
|date=September 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO63308/
|title=Airliner returns to St. Louis airport after engine fire; no injuries reported
|author=
|pub=WHDH-TV
|date=September 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/295247.html
|title=Plane in St. Louis has engine fire; no report of injuries
|author=
|pub=www.kansascity.com
|date=September 28, 2007}}

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This SAS MD-80 series aircraft is similar to the aircraft involved.
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 carrying 142 people was forced to return to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) personnel doused down the number one engine upon landing with foam.

American Airlines Flight 140 had departed the airport at 1:03 p.m. on a scheduled domestic passenger flight to Chicago, but had developed the fire, coming back to land at 1:40 p.m. The aircraft was stopped on the runway, where it was met by ARFF crews, who extinguished the fire. None of the 137 passengers, three cabin crew and two pilots were injured, and they subsequently walked to the terminal.
A file photo of an ARFF truck during a demonstration in 2005. 
American Airlines have stated that their maintenance department will investigate the accident in an attempt to determine what sparked the fire. Federal inspectors from the National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the accident, with at least two investigators dispatched, including a specialist in jet engines.
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