FILE - A worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, Nov. 18, 2020, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Safety experts ...

An American Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas for Charlotte had to make an emergency landing Wednesday morning soon after departure because of a smoking engine, according to multiple media reports.

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A plane was forced to land shortly after taking off Wednesday from Las Vegas after its engine was seen smoking. According to officials from Harry Reid International ...

LAS VEGAS (WBTV) - A smoking engine forced a Charlotte-bound flight to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning, according to officials. The plane took off from the Las Vegas ...

Safety experts recommended Wednesday that the engines on Boeing's troubled 737 Max airplanes be modified quickly to prevent smoke from filling the cockpit or cabin after a safety feature is activated ...