Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MINGSON LAU, JEFF MARTIN and ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 6:00 PM CDT, July 27, 2025

Passengers slid down an emergency slide of a smoking jet at Denver International Airport due to a possible problem with the plane’s landing gear, authorities said.

American Airlines Flight 3023 reported a “possible landing gear incident” during its departure from Denver on Saturday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The problem involved an aircraft tire, the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline said in a statement.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying 173 passengers and six crew members was on its way to Miami International Airport, American said.

Video aired by local media showed people sliding down the inflatable chute near the front of the plane while clutching luggage and small children. Some passengers, including at least one adult carrying a young child, tripped at the end of the slide and fell onto the concrete runway. Passengers were then taken to the terminal by bus.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/denver-jet-landing-gear-passengers-evacuate-56401b491b45735cb69410f1dcd8135d

[NoRethugFriends]

1. Carrying luggage. Geniuses

[ThoughtCriminal]

2. Yeah, the evacuation video is shocking

Many passengers were carrying their luggage - including some larger suitcases that had to have been removed from the overhead bins, and it was definitely slowing down the evacuation.

[róisín_dubh]

3. The video drove me mad

When I travel, I have a pouch I wear under my clothes with my passport, phone and a couple credit cards in it. That’s it. Anything else, including meds I take daily, can be replaced-medications would be had that day for cheap (fortunate to live in Europe, but I digress). Why the hell anyone stops for big personal items is beyond my comprehension except that we live in such a self-centred world.
Trust me, I’m kicking you out of my way if you stop for a fucking suitcase. My life is worth more than your stuff.
Unbelievable.

[dickthegrouch]

4. Everyone with a bag bigger than a purse should be automatically fined $10,000

And if anyone on board were to have died as result of their taking bags, everyone with a bag in their hand should be required to pay $1,000,000 into the compensation fund.
Put a stop to this stupidity!!!!

[twodogsbarking]

5. I'm old enough to remember when flying was enjoyable, not unlike many things.

[Paladin]

6. Meanwhile, trump's about to take delivery on his "free" jet from Qatar.

You, know---the "free" plane that's going to need a billion dollars' worth of work to make it a for-real Air Force One---up until trump leaves office, at which point trump takes it with him to his library.