Smoke seen from plane engine after takeoff from Las Vegas

An American Airlines flight had to return to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to smoke reported from its left engine. The maintenance team found no fire, the aircraft was taken out of service, and the FAA is investigating the incident; fortunately, no injuries were reported.

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An American Airlines plane had to go back to the airport because there was some smoke coming from one of its engines, but everyone is okay and they are looking into what happened.

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