Honolulu-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing At LAX
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A flight from Dallas and bound for Honolulu Friday reported mechanical problems, but landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport and none of the 216 passengers on board were injured, authorities said.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to LAX when the plane reported trouble.
There was some concern that American Airlines Flight 123, which took off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at 8:58 a.m. Central Time, according to the airline's website, would be coming in overweighted with fuel, a Los Angeles fire chief said.
The planed landed without mishap on runway 25-R, Los Angeles World Airports spokesman Marshall Lowe said.
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