A bird strike shortly after takeoff sent a United Airlines flight bound for Miami back to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
"The aircraft landed safely and passengers deplaned at the gate," United Airlines said in a statement. The airline didn't provide details of any potential damage to the plane."I knew something was wrong because there was fire below the wing that kept coming out in spurts, and it felt like the plane was kind of jerking," Fiock told CNN.
"We could hear the pops of the engine trying to start and see the fire on our side since we were right by the wing. The lights kept flickering, too, when it would pop. I was just hoping we would be able to land safely!""The pilots did a great job getting us back safely, and I'm so grateful to them and the crew," she said.
Flight tracking site FlightAware shows that Flight 1930 took off at 10:47 a.m. local time and returned to O'Hare 42 minutes later.According to the Federal Aviation AdministrationEngines are the most frequently damaged component of civil aircraft in the US, according to the FAA, accounting for about a quarter of all damaged aircraft components.The number of wildlife strikes with aircraft is on the rise, the FAA says on its wildlife site.
In 2009, pilot Chesley B."Sully" Sullenberger III famously landed US Airways Flight 1549 on New York's Hudson River after aTop image: A United Airlines aircraft at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in February.
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