A Boeing 757 emergency landing on Monday scared passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines flight heading from San Francisco to Dallas.

The Boeing 757 emergency landing took place after passengers on Flight 2293 reportedly heard a "loud bang" and noticed the wall panels cracking loose, exposing the aircraft's insulation about half an hour into the flight.

The captain of the Boeing 757 left San Francisco International Airport shortly before 1 p.m. However, he decided to turn around and perform the Boeing 757 emergency landing an hour into the flight to because of a possible blown air duct, said American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller.

The Boeing 757 emergency landing, which occurred about 2:15 p.m EST., fortunately happened without incident. No one from the 184 passengers and six crew members aboard the AA plane was hurt, reports The Telegraph.

''The captain elected to return to San Francisco and landed the plane safely. They declared an emergency because it was an unscheduled landing," Miller said.

He added that even though the jet's problem may be linked to pressurisation, the cabin did not lose pressure hence oxygen masks did not deploy.

32-year-old James Wilson of Kyle, Texas was one of the passengers aboard the American Airlines flight when the Boeing 757 emergency landing took place. He witnessed the entire event and said many passengers got scared because of strange noises clearly heard even as the plane was just ascending.

He also said that he and other fellow passengers knew within minutes of the takeoff that something was wrong.

An amateur race car driver who was on a trip home from a competition in Northern California, Wilson said passengers felt the fuselage shaking violently. Popping noises were also heard coming from outside of the Boeing 757 as it partook in its initial ascent.

People started screaming for the flight attendants to come when they saw the cracks and the both sides of the interior panels pulled apart from the walls, reports The Financial Express.

''It was the whole Row 14 on all sides, from the floor to the ceiling. It sounded like it was popping and banging so loud at first I thought stuff was coming out of the overhead compartments," said Wilson of the events that led up to the Boeing 757 emergency landing.

"I was thinking I'm not going to stay in this airplane. It's still making noise and whistling; there were no oxygen masks dropping. They [the crew] said no we are OK. We're going to keep going. [None of the passengers] wanted to stay on the plane," he added.

Because many passengers had become nervous already, the captain announced via that the flight would still continue to Dallas as planned, since cabin pressure was still stable. However, after the pilot came out of his cabin to inspect the damage for himself, he eventually decided on the Boeing 757 emergency landing.

''We had some very professional flight attendants and they did a very good job keeping people calm. They said, 'It's just cosmetic','' Wilson said.

Meanwhile, Miller, the AA spokesman explained that an "air duct issue" is what caused the aircraft's interior to fall apart from the fuselage.

Despite Miller's statement, Wilson is not convinced that a blown air duct prompted the Boeing 757 emergency landing.

Wilson was able to live blog the ordeal which leading up to the Boeing 757 emergency landing via Facebook, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

He even shot a video of the crack and posted it on the social media network so that his wife, en route to Dallas to come pick him up, would know what took place in case a crash were to happen.

Post by James Wilson.

"Both sides of the fuselage in Row 14 buckled and the interior panels came apart. Sounded like rivets ripping apart and popping. Pilot says emergency crews are waiting," Wilson wrote on Facebook as the Boeing 757 emergency landing began.

After that, he asked friends to let his wife know he was on the flight and said, "My texts may not have made it to my wife please call her asap 858-XX-XXX."

"Seriously someone please call Allison right now," reiterated Wilson.

As the Boeing 757 emergency landing neared its end, Wilson's friends offered messages of support. After a short pause on the Facebook thread, everyone was relieved since that meant the landing had been a success.

"Landed! !!!!!!," Wilson wrote at 2:30 p.m. California time.

Allison eventually got in touch with Wilson.

Wilson also didn't miss the opportunity to complain about American Airlines' response towards the flight delay due to the Boeing 757 emergency landing.

"They want each and every passenger to call the AA customer service line to organise our own transportation. Tweet away, friends."

The exact cause of the Boeing 757 emergency landing is still left undetermined. Spokesman Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration said they will be working with the airline to correct the problem before the Boeing flies again. AA eventually sent a different plane to fly the passengers to Dallas on Tuesday.