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Aug 21, 2009 10:57 pm US/Pacific

Damaged Wing Forces Emergency Landing At LAX

LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― An American Airlines flight from San Diego to Dallas Fort-Worth was forced to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because of a cracked wing.

The plane, carrying 194 passengers and crew, landed safely at 4:46 p.m. with a jagged crack visible on its right wing.

AA Flight 414 left San Diego Friday around 3:45 p.m.

The FAA's Ian Gregor said the place made "a perfectly safe landing."

Passenger Jim Borta said he heard loud, unusual noises at take off but thought it was an engine issue.

He said as the plane continued to climb, the noise continued and a passenger on the right side of the plane pointed out the wing damage.

Borta said both the captain and the co-captain came out to look at the wing and later got on the intercom to announce the plane would circle back to Los Angeles and to expect fire engines and emergency personnel and vehicles on the ground.

Borta said passengers "remained pretty calm."

Gregor also said that the FAA would be working with American Airlines to determine that happened to the wing and how to keep it from happening again.




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