Overview

• Flight 1665, an Airbus A321 carrying 153 passengers and six crew members, departed Las Vegas for Charlotte before returning minutes later due to an engine malfunction.
• Witnesses captured smoke, flames and sparks erupting from the left engine and reported loud bangs midair.
• The aircraft landed safely at Harry Reid International Airport at 8:20 a.m., taxied under its own power and allowed all occupants to deplane without injury.
• American Airlines’ maintenance teams found no evidence of fire during an initial inspection, grounding the jet for further evaluation.
• A recovery flight from Las Vegas to Charlotte is scheduled to depart at 1 p.m. local time on June 26.