Success! It was a smooth landing for American Airlines flight 1586 shortly before 1:00 p.m. PST today. The aircraft was carrying 136 passengers to Toronto when it blew a tire upon takeoff this morning from LAX. Background information can be found here.......

A plane carrying 136 passengers is burning fuel while circling LAX before performing an emergency landing with a shredded tire. American Airlines flight 1586, a Boeing 757, from LA to Toronto blew a leftside landing gear tire upon its 10:30 a.m. takeoff. It is expected to land during the 12:00 p.m. hour PST. Over 100 Los Angeles Fire Department personnel are standing by just in case something happens but as LAFD Spokesman Brian Humphrey noted......