American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after flames shoot from engine: ‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’

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

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.

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

CNN/Getty A commercial airliner spewed flames from its left wing during a terrifying mid-air emergency, forcing pilots to issue a desperate Mayday call shortly after takeoff. The chaos erupted aboard American Airlines Flight 1760 as the Boeing 737 departed a South Carolina airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina. A

Flames shoot from engine of American Airlines plane that hit birds as it was taking off  CNN