Viral Video: American Airlines plane sucks cargo container into engine, shreds it

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The detailed account of the incident was posted on X by user ‘Windy City Wheelman’ (@WindyCityDriver), along with images.

Images from the scene showed remnants of steel lodged in the engine. Fortunately no injuries were reported, but the Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating the incident.

At approx. 3 this afternoon, @AmericanAir Flight 47 was on Taxiway Bravo, heading to its gate at T5 when it ingested a cargo container into its #2 (right) engine destroying the can and severely damaging the aircraft. There are no reported injuries #ChicagoScanner #avgeek #AA47 pic.twitter.com/bMahnpu7S8

— Windy City Wheelman (@WindyCityDriver) October 17, 2024

Responding to the post, an individual wrote, “Saw many damaging things in my 16 years on the ramp. Feel bad for the jetway operators that caused canceled flights.” Another user commented, “I used to drive that area all the time. Was the container empty, assume it was.”

According to the New York Post, a similar incident happened last Tuesday at the Chicago airport when a piece of luggage container collided with a Jet Blue aircraft, causing damage to the plane’s engine cover. This happened as the plane was moving towards the gate after arriving from Boston.