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Moly lanky on the scene, mola, thank you. also, the terrifying moments for more than 400 passengers and crew aboard an air canada flight toronto to paris. emergency landing just after takeoff. flames pouring from one of the plane's engines. air canada tonight saying the situation was quickly stabilized, the plane landing safely back in toronto. the airline saying the problem was caused by a compressor stall, which can occur when debris becomes lodged in the engine, disrupting the airflow. tonight, we are watching the threat of severe storms this evening and tomorrow. we're also tracking th...

>> reporter: philippine airlines flight 113 took off from l.a.x. heading to manila this morning. >> something's wrong. >> reporter: when it declared an emergency, then turned back. >> we'll be stopped for departures. we're going to have an emergency inbound. >> reporter: video shows flames and smoke trailing from the jet as it made its way to the airport. passengers say the engine burned on and off for 15 minutes before they safely touched back down on the ground. firefighters meeting the plane on the runway. the pilot radioed to the tower the plane was suffering a compressor stall. that's whe...

When pain happens, aleve it. all day strong. we're going to turn next tonight to the bird strike emergency north of the board rd. a passenger jet forced to make an emergency landing moments after takeoff. passengers watching flames shoot out of an engine. abc's david kerley covers aviation. >> reporter: this is what passengers saw just as they took off. >> fire! fire! >> reporter: tonight, recounting their fear. >> i started seeing flames coming out of the right engine. >> reporter: moments earlier, the 737 hit as many as four geese as it raced down the runway. >> bang, bang. the lights woul...

>> reporter: the pilot of the salt lake to l.a. fight burned off fuel and turned around for an emergency landing. >> but i don't have any cockpit indications of fire, so, it might just be in the engine. but certainly when we land we're going to need a crash crew. >> reporter: fire crews greeted the jet on the ground. what's actually happening here is called a surge, or compressor stall. think of it like a car backfiring. while surges like today's in salt lake city can be frightening, especially for those sitting next to the engine, they rarely threaten an aircraft or cause damage to the engine...

Attention and immediate clearance, whatever i want needs to get out of danger. >> and, unfortunately, you have been dealing with, obviously, not just malaysia 370 but you've been doing this for your professional life. traditionally is weather the biggest factor in planes that crash or go missing or situations like we're in right now? >> no. no. unfortunately, you know when you look at that and i follow the ntsb most closely, of course but for them the causes of crashs is predominantly pilot error. in over three fourths of the cases they cite the pilot is the predominant cause. weather is often...