A video purportedly captured flames shooting out of an American Airlines flight following a bird strike before the aircraft made an emergency landing at Myrtle Beach International Airport.The pilot of American Airlines Flight 1760, a Boeing 737-800 heading to Charlotte with 172 people onboard, was heard on air traffic control recordings issuing a "mayday" call after the incident Monday morning."Mayday, mayday, mayday, we got an engine problem here," the pilot said."The engine is backfiring like crazy," another voice was heard saying in a video taken by a passenger onboard the plane, which showed flames."I think she is on fire now."JETBLUE FLIGHT REPORTS DRONE STRIKE DURING APPROACH TO NEW YORK AIRPORT: FAABursts of flames are seen coming from American Airlines Flight 1760 on Monday, Aug.
10, 2026.(Patrick Gotwalt/Storyful)"American Airlines Flight 1760 returned to Myrtle Beach (MYR) shortly after departure due to a maintenance issue.
The aircraft landed safely and has been taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team," American Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement."Our team worked to get customers on their way to Charlotte (CLT) on a replacement aircraft.
We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding."American Airlines also said there was no indication of a fire in the plane's engine and there were no reported injuries.It's unclear where the flames originated."American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach International Airport around 8:40 a.m. local time on Monday, Aug.
10, after the crew reported striking a bird while departing," the Federal Aviation Administration told Fox News Digital."The Boeing 737-800 was headed to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The FAA will investigate."In air traffic control recordings captured by LiveATC, a worker said a "significant" amount of birds were found on the runway and were being removed....