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Smilin_Ed
13th Feb 2009, 00:23
From Fox News:

LAS VEGAS -- A plane with an engine fire has landed safely at McCarran Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administrationhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/18703642/detail.html#).Southwest Airlineshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/18703642/detail.html#) flight 273 left McCarran at 3:09 p.m. bound for Islip, N.Y. The fire began immediately after takeoff, and the plane turned around to land at McCarran, the FAA said.The FAA said the plane landed safely at about 3:30 p.m.There were 116 passengers on board the plane.

Rocky1987
13th Feb 2009, 12:44
Plane lands safely at McCarran after engine fire - Las Vegas Sun (http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/12/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-mccarran/)