American Airlines Boeing flight makes emergency landing at LAX over ‘mechanical issue’

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By Richard Pollina

Deja vu.

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday night over a “possible mechanical issue,” according to KTLA.

The flight, which was arriving from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, safely landed at LAX on Runway 25 at around 8:45 p.m., an official from American Airlines told the outlet.

Passengers safely exited the Boeing aircraft through the jet bridge after the aircraft pulled into the gate.

There were no reports of injuries onboard, according to the outlet.

There were reports of a blown-out tire, but AA officials only cited the pilot’s claim of a “possible mechanical issue,” according to the outlet.

It remains to be seen what the issue was. 

The scare is the latest in an abundance of mechanical and safety issues Boeing aircraft have faced in the last two weeks — and the second aircraft to make an emergency landing at LAX in March.

A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Japan diverted to Los Angeles International Airport on March 7 after one of the landing gears on the Boeing 777-20 fell off after takeoff.

Distressing footage shows the plane losing one of its six tires on the left side as it ascended.

All 235 passengers, 10 flight attendants, and four pilots on board safely landed at LAX.

On Monday, a United Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft suffered a midair fuel leak and was forced to make an emergency landing.

United Airlines Flight 830 took off for a 14-hour journey from Sydney to San Francisco, but was redirected two hours into the flight over a “maintenance issue.”

Boeing said in a memo to employees on Tuesday that the company is implementing weekly compliance checks for every 737 work area and additional equipment audits to reduce quality problems.

John Barnett, a former Boeing quality inspector of three decades, was found dead from a “self-inflicted” gunshot wound in his truck in the parking lot of his South Carolina hotel on Saturday.

The engineer, who retired in 2017, had provided his first testimony in a bombshell lawsuit against the company, the Charleston County coroner told the BBC.