A plane departing from the Denver International Airport was forced to cancel after a landing gear failure. Passengers had to flee the smoking aircraft on an emergency inflatable slide in a video that was captured on Saturday. One person was injured and taken for treatment.
WATCH: Landing gear of American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport, passengers evacuated pic.twitter.com/507eeWhfmg
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The American Airlines Flight 3023 aircraft had an issue with its landing gear right as it was taking off for Miami at around 2:45 (GMT-6), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA said that the 173 passengers on board the Boeing 737 MAX 8 were evacuated and taken to the terminal by bus.
American Airlines put out a statement that said that the aircraft experienced a maintenance issue with one of its landing gear systems before taking off.
The statement said that the customers and crew got off the plane safely and that the “aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by the maintenance team.”
According to the FAA, the aircraft reported a possible landing gear failure before take-off. The statement also said that it was investigating the incident, and the Boeing aircraft is undergoing an inspection.
The displaced passengers departed for Miami on a replacement aircraft, according to the airlines.
