An American Airlines flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, made an emergency landing due to engine issues.

Flames and smoke came from one of the aircraft’s engines shortly after takeoff from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas Wednesday morning.

“Flight 1665 left Reid at 7:57 a.m. with 153 passengers and six crew members and landed safely at the airport at 8:23 a.m.,” Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

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From Las Vegas Review-Journal:

“American Airlines flight 1665 returned to Las Vegas (LAS) shortly after takeoff due to a mechanical issue,” an American spokesperson said in an email. “The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally.

“We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our team who are working to get our customers to their destinations as quickly as possible.”

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Witnesses reported seeing flames and smoke coming from the plane.

Richard Pedrosa, a construction site flagger working at 9th Street and Oakey Boulevard, said he heard a loud “bang” before looking in the sky toward the Stratosphere with his coworkers and seeing a white plane with its engine on fire. He said the plane made a sequence of back-to-back “booms” before making a circle and turning around back toward the airport.

“I was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s going to explode,’” Pedrosa said. “I was kind of scared because that’s the first time I’ve ever seen that, and I was hoping and praying that everybody was OK on the airplane.”

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Per CBS News:

An airport spokesperson said that smoke came from its left engine after takeoff. Videos posted to social media showed smoke and flames coming from the engine while it was in flight.

The plane then returned to the airport around 8:20 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

American Airlines said that an inspection by a maintenance team found no evidence that the engine caught fire.

“The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally,” the airline said in a statement. “We appreciate the professionalism of our crew and thank our team who are working to get our customers to their destinations as quickly as possible.”