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Passengers said there was a loud bang shortly after take-off, followed by flames shooting out of one of the plane's wings.
Passenger Jason Mosley captured video of the flames from inside the plane and posted it to Google Plus. Instagram user @djseph captured video of the plane's fire from the ground.
American Airlines said a compressor failure had caused fuel to leak from the back of engine and cause a trail of flames. They said the engine remained fully operational during the incident.
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