Engine Fire Forces American Airlines 737-800 to Divert to Denver

On March 13, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N885NN, operating flight AA-1006 from Colorado Springs, CO, to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, with 172 passengers and six crew members on board, experienced engine issues shortly after departure. While climbing out of Colorado Springs, the crew halted the ascent at approximately 16,000 feet after detecting vibrations in the right-hand CFM56 engine. The crew decided to divert to Denver International Airport, where the aircraft safely…