American Airlines plane sparks, spews smoke before emergency landing in Las Vegas

By Patrick Reilly
American Airlines flight makes an emergency landing in Las Vegas after smoking engine
An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas 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 Wednesday morning, FAA officials told KLAS.
Airplane with smoke coming from its left engine.
A flight from Las Vegas was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday shortly after takeoff.
KTNV
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Video obtained by the outlet shows dark smoke trailing behind the plane in midair.
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The plane, which was bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was carrying 165 passengers.
Airplane with smoke coming from its left engine.
Dark smoke was seen trailing behind the plane in midair.
KTNV
It landed safely at the airport by 8:20 a.m. and taxied to the terminal under its own power, Luke Nimmo, a public information officer with the airport, told KLAS.
No injuries were reported.
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