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Sep 8, 2008
American Airlines, Boeing
An American Airlines passenger jet forced back to Los Angeles International Airport by a blown tire landed safely about two hours later on Tuesday after flying over the Pacific Ocean to burn off excess fuel. American Airlines Flight 1586, a Boeing 737 bound for Toronto with 135 people aboard, blew a left rear tire on its main landing gear, apparently on takeoff from LAX, at about 11 am local time, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. Live local television coverage showed the plane touching down on an LAX runway and coming to a safe stop shortly before 1 pm local time. FAA spokesman said it was not immediately clear when the plane's... --This text refers to an alternate Digital edition.
