An engine light came on shortly after Southwest Airlines flight 273 took off from the McCarran airport in Las Vegas on February 12, 2009. The flight returned to the airport and landed safely around 3:30 p.m. It appears that the cause of the engine light was a fire in one of the engines.Fox 5 (LV): Plane On Fire Lands Safely (February 12, 2009) KTNV ABC (LV): Southwest Flight with engine fire lands at McCarran (February 12, 2009)
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Southwest Airlines Flight 273 returned to the McCarran Airport in Las Vegas about 10 minutes after takeoff on January 12, 2009
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