WASHINGTON: 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.

Passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were evacuated after a “possible landing gear incident,” according to the Federal…

All 173 passengers and six crew members onboard an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport had to be evacuated when the plane experienced an issue…