Engine failure prompts emergency landing at LAX

LOS ANGELES - Failure of an engine forced an American Airlines passenger jet to make an emergency landing Monday shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. <br> <br> The Boeing 767 landed safely at 8:50 a.m., about 10 minutes after it left the airport. American flight No. 76 was en route to Washington-Dulles Airport, according to American Airlines. <br> <br> &#34;It had engine failure and landed without incident,&#34; Federal Aviation Administration operations officer Larri Dillard said. <br> <br> A Los Angeles city fire official said airport officials were given about three minutes&#39; notice that the jetliner needed to return. After it landed, emergency vehicles approached and escorted it to Terminal 4, airport officials said. <br> <br> The emergency landing came several hours after hundreds of passengers in an LAX ticketing area were evacuated when security screeners saw the outline of a grenade inside a passenger&#39;s bag. The item turned out to be a gag gift, according to a government source in Washington who spoke on condition of anonymity. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>

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