What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Dallas to Los Angeles
Where: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
When: Dec 4, 2011, 10:00 a m
Who: 175 aboard
Why: The flight was en route when it developed problems with one of its engines. Apparently it ingested something in one of its right engines (or “encountered an unknown obstacle”) disabling the right engine.

The pilots made a safe landing in Lubbock. We assume alternative arrangements were provided for the stranded passengers.

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