Boeing plane forced to make emergency landing at LAX after possible mechanical issue

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An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in California Wednesday evening after its pilot reported a possible mechanical issue, the airline said.

Flight 345, which took off from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, reported the issue with the Boeing 777 plane and ultimately landed at the Los Angeles International Airport at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday without any incident, American Airlines said in a statement on Thursday.

"The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally," it added.

"There are some reports that it was a blown tire, but American is not confirming that," FOX Business' Cheryl Casone reported Thursday morning.

FOX Business reached out to Boeing for additional information, but a Boeing spokesperson deferred to American Airlines. FOX Business also reached out to American Airlines, but a response was not immediately received.

There were no reported injuries to the crew or passengers during the emergency landing.

The aircraft involved is a 23-year-old Boeing 777 plane, according to Airfleets Aviation. 

This is at least the sixth reported incident involving a Boeing plane in the past week.

On Monday, United Airlines Flight 830, which was heading from Sydney to San Francisco, was forced to turn around mid-flight due to a fuel leak.

The Boeing 777-300 plane was carrying 167 passengers and 16 crew members when it returned to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia.

Hours earlier, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was traveling from Sydney to Auckland experienced a technical issue that resulted in injuries to 50 passengers.

Last week, a United Airlines flight traveling from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles after a tire fell from the aircraft, KTLA reported.

The plane, a Boeing 777-20, was carrying 235 passengers, 10 flight attendants and 4 pilots, when it departed at 11:23 a.m., per the outlet.