Plane diverted to Dallas in American’s 2nd Vegas-Charlotte issue this week
For the second time this week, an American Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Charlotte was disrupted because of mechanical issues.
According to Harry Reid International Airport spokesman Luke Nimmo, American flight 2981, which took off from Las Vegas just before 1 p.m. on Friday, reported a “potential mechanical issue” and was diverted to Dallas.
American Airlines spokesperson Abigail Sigal said in an email the American flight 2981 landed safely at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and was taken out of service “for inspection by our maintenance team.”
Sigal said passengers had been scheduled to continue their trip to Charlotte on another plane.
On Wednesday, an American Airlines flight bound for Charlotte was forced to return to Harry Reid International after smoke was seen coming out of an engine.
That day, flight 1665 — an Airbus A321 — left the Las Vegas airport at 7:57 a.m. with 153 passengers and six crew members and landed safely back at the airport at 8:23 a.m., according to Nimmo.
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