Engine fire prompts American Airlines emergency landing

An American Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing with an engine on fire.

A suspected bird strike sparked the engine fire shortly after takeoff.

Flight 1958 traveling to Phoenix was forced to return to Columbus, Ohio.

Flight crew reported a possible bird strike as the cause.

It landed safely and all passengers deplaned without any injuries.

However it was a ‘terryfying’ ordeal, passenger Marnie Kallestad said.