
Safety & Regulation
Mayday Over Myrtle Beach: Inside the Bird Strike That Sent Flames Shooting From an American Airlines 737
A flock of birds, a compressor stall, and a mayday call — American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach on August 10 after flames were seen shooting from its left engine on takeoff. No injuries were reported.
28 August 2026 · 8 minRajkumar Agarwal