In the latest Boeing incident, an American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport.

The Boeing 777, which departed from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, reported a ‘possible mechanical issue.’

Some reports suggested a blown out tire caused the mechanical problem.

However, the cause remains unclear.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reportedly said “the crew reported a flat tire.”

AA Flight 345 landed safely in Los Angeles at approximately 8:45 p.m.

Per NBC News:

The agency initially said the aircraft “blew a tire during take off” but issued an updated statement Thursday afternoon.

American Airlines said Thursday morning the pilot had received an indication that the pressure was low in one of the aircraft’s tires.

“The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally,” American said.

LAX said the flight landed safely without any further incident.

Wednesday’s tire issue comes on the heels of another involving a Boeing plane last week, when a tire flew off a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 shortly after takeoff from San Francisco, prompting an emergency landing at LAX.

“Boeing 777 carrying 249 people is forced to make an EMERGENCY LANDING in Los Angeles after a ‘mechanical problem.’ This incident is part of a series of mechanical and safety problems that have plagued Boeing aircraft. It follows the tragic event of a whistleblower from the aerospace company purportedly ‘committing suicide’ earlier this week,” Chuck Callesto writes.

FOX Business noted:

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.

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