"Shortly after taking off from Colorado Springs on March 13, the pilots of American Flight 1006 reported that one of the engines was vibrating. They decided to divert to nearby Denver International Airport, landing there an hour after takeoff. After taxiing to the gate, the vibrating engine caught fire. Passengers evacuated the Boeing 737 by emergency slides, and 12 people were taken to the hospital with injuries."
"The lawsuit says the pilots should've declared an emergency earlier, questions why they didn't divert back to Colorado Springs, and raises maintenance issues with the plane. The suit cites air traffic control recordings after the pilots chose to divert, with the controller checking: "American 1006, just to verify, you're not an emergency still, correct?" They also appeared to decline "any extra assistance or certain speed on the arrival," referring to firefighting and rescue vehicles."
""Passengers screamed, pushed, and jumped, desperate to escape the burning aircraft," it says. One of the plaintiffs, who was pregnant, "covered her minor son ... with her shirt to keep him safe," per the suit. It also states that an emergency slide failed to deploy."
American Flight 1006 departed Colorado Springs on March 13 and experienced an engine vibration shortly after takeoff. Pilots diverted to Denver International Airport and landed about an hour after departure. While taxiing to the gate, fluid leaked from the engine and it caught fire. Passengers evacuated using emergency slides and 12 people were taken to hospitals with injuries. Sixteen passengers filed a lawsuit in Colorado District Court alleging negligence, delayed emergency declaration, questionable diversion choices, and maintenance failures. Air traffic control recordings indicate pilots said they were not an emergency and declined extra assistance. An emergency slide allegedly failed to deploy and a pregnant plaintiff shielded her child.
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