28 June 2000

Plane bound for Dallas makes emergency landing at LAX LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An American Airlines plane headed to Dallas made an emergency landing early Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport after reporting engine trouble, officials said.

The plane, a three-engine DC-10 carrying 294 passengers and crew members, lost one of its engines and was diverted to Los Angeles, said Mark Kienzle, a spokesman with American Airlines. The aircraft, which departed from Honolulu, landed safely at 1:05 a.m., said an operations officer with the Federal Aviation Administration.

There were no injuries reported.

The passengers and crew switched planes in Los Angeles and arrived later Wednesday morning in Dallas, Kienzle said. Mechanics are examining the engine that failed, he said

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-- Martin Thompson (mthom1927@aol.com), June 28, 2000