American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX due to suspected mechanical issue

American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX

An American Airlines Boeing 777 was forced to make an emergency landing at LAX on Wednesday due to a suspected mechanical issue.

The flight, which was heading west from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, landed on Runway 25 at around 8:45 p.m.

An American Airlines spokesperson says that the pilot reported a possible mechanical issue prior to landing. It remains unclear what the issue was, despite early reports that the aircraft had suffered a blown tire.

SkyCal was overhead as the plane taxied into a gate, where a boarding bridge was connected to allow passengers to de-board.

There have been no reports of injury.

The incident comes just days after a United Airlines plane, also a Boeing 777, that had taken off from San Francisco International Airport had to make an emergency landing at LAX after losing a tire.

Again on Friday evening, another flight out of SFO had to make an emergency landing at LAX because of problems with the aircraft's hydraulic system.

This is a developing story. Check back for details.

Dean Fioresi

Dean Fioresi is a web producer at KCAL News in Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about local events, he enjoys focusing on sports and entertainment.