Terrifying moment American Airlines Boeing plane’s tire explodes and catches fire during take-off – two days after another Boeing’s wheel fell off [Video]

This is the moment a tire on a Boeing 737 plane exploded as its pilots prepared to take off from Tampa International Airport.

American Airlines flight 590 was taxiing on the runway Wednesday morning when the plane suffered a mechanical issue, resulting in the aircraft’s right blowing out and catching on fire.

Video of the attempted takeoff shows how a layer of grey smoke filled the air after the tire sparked, leaving rubber fragments spewed across the runway. 

There were 174 passengers and six crew members on board the Phoenix-bound flight, an American Airlines spokesperson said. No one was injured in the incident.

The terrifying mishap comes just two days after another Boeing aircraft was bouncing down a runway in Los Angeles after its wheel fell off.