{"id":10483,"date":"2025-03-14T17:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T21:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/?p=10483"},"modified":"2025-03-14T17:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T21:54:50","slug":"sparks-seen-coming-from-planes-engine-before-miami-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/2025\/03\/14\/sparks-seen-coming-from-planes-engine-before-miami-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks seen coming from plane&#8217;s engine before Miami landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the Incident<\/h2>\n<p>Video appeared to show sparks coming from an American Airlines plane&#8217;s engine before it landed at Miami International Airport on Friday.<br \/>\nThe footage showed flashes of light near one of the plane&#8217;s engines as it was in the sky near the airport.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAnother video showed the plane on the ground as fire rescue vehicles responded.<\/p>\n<h2>Response and Safety Measures<\/h2>\n<p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed that crews responded to a hazardous situation involving an incoming aircraft but said the plane landed safely at MIA.<br \/>\nNo one was hurt.<br \/>\nThe plane was an American Airlines flight that was originally heading from MIA to Guatemala when it experienced a &quot;possible maintenance issue,&quot; a spokesperson for the airline said.<\/p>\n<h2>Aftermath and Investigation<\/h2>\n<p>The plane was taken out of service to be inspected by the airline&#8217;s maintenance team.<br \/>\nCustomers were put on a replacement aircraft and departed MIA.<br \/>\n&quot;We never want to disrupt our customers&#8217; travel plans, and we apologize for the inconvenience,&quot; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<h2>Recent Incidents<\/h2>\n<p>The incident comes just a day after an American Airlines plane caught fire shortly after arriving at Denver International Airport.<br \/>\nCheck back with NBC6 for updates.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The incident highlights the importance of regular maintenance and safety checks for aircraft to prevent such incidents. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the plane landed safely. The airline&#8217;s prompt response and decision to take the plane out of service for inspection demonstrate their commitment to safety.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Q: What happened to the American Airlines plane?<br \/>\nA: The plane experienced a &quot;possible maintenance issue&quot; and showed sparks coming from one of its engines before landing safely at Miami International Airport.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Were there any injuries?<br \/>\nA: No, there were no injuries reported.<\/li>\n<li>Q: What actions were taken after the incident?<br \/>\nA: The plane was taken out of service for inspection, and customers were put on a replacement aircraft.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Is this an isolated incident?<br \/>\nA: No, it comes a day after a similar incident involving an American Airlines plane at Denver International Airport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Incident Video appeared to show sparks coming from an American Airlines plane&#8217;s engine before it landed at Miami International Airport on Friday. The footage showed flashes of light near one of the plane&#8217;s engines as it was in the sky near the airport. Another video showed the plane on the ground as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcmiami.com\/2025\/03\/031425-plane-engine-fire-miami-international-airport.png?fit=1200,675&quality=85&strip=all&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10485,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483\/revisions\/10485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}