March 14 (Reuters) - An American Airlines flight

landed safely at the Los Angeles airport on Wednesday after the

pilot reported a possible mechanical issue, the airline said in

a statement on Thursday.

The aircraft, a 23-year old Boeing 777 plane

according to Airfleets Aviation, took off from Dallas Fort

Worth, Texas, and landed at Los Angeles, California, without any

incident, American Airlines ( AAL ) said.

"The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and

customers deplaned normally", it added.

"The Boeing 777 blew a tire during takeoff from Dallas Fort

Worth International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration

will investigate," U.S. regulator Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

Boeing ( BA ) deferred to American Airlines ( AAL ) for information.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza

and Shinjini Ganguli)