An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in El Paso, Texas, after the plane sustained damage flying through a hail storm on Sunday night, June 3.
The flight was en route to Phoenix from San Antonio, Texas, when it ran into severe weather over New Mexico and turned south to land in El Paso.
An airline spokesman said the nose, windshield panels and a cockpit side window were damaged, but the engines, including the fan blades, did not sustain any damage.
There were 130 passengers aboard the plane, along with five crew members, the spokesman said . No injuries were reported.
Passenger Jess Esparza took to Facebook to describe the extreme turbulence on the flight.
