American Airlines plane sparks, spews smoke before emergency landing
An American Airlines flight began smoking just moments after taking off, made an emergency landing in Las Vegas Wednesday.
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas on Wednesday after it began sparking and billowing smoke, according to local reports.
The engine on Flight 1665 began smoking just moments after taking off from Harry Reid International Airport, FAA officials told KLAS.
Video obtained by the outlet shows dark smoke trailing behind the plane in midair.
The plane, which was bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was carrying 165 passengers.
It landed safely at the airport by 8.20am and taxied to the terminal under its own power, Luke Nimmo, a public information officer with the airport, told KLAS.
No injuries were reported.
This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission
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