An American Airlines jetliner with 135 people on board landed safely at LAX on Tuesday after one of its tires blew on takeoff, authorities said.
The plane touched down without incident after circling over Los Angeles and dumping fuel near Santa Catalina Island.
The five-person crew of Flight 1586 bound for Toronto contacted controllers at 11:20 a.m. to report that the left inboard main gear tire had blown and that they needed to make an emergency landing, said John Hotard, an American Airlines spokesman, and Albert Rodriguez, a spokesman for Los Angeles International Airport.
