American's Flight 2555 from Miami with 95 passengers and six
crew landed safely at Newark without incident, the airline said.
The possible issue was related to an engine oil pressure or
volume indicator and not the result of anything related to the MCAS system
linked to two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that prompted the plane's
20-month grounding, it said.
Boeing Co said it was aware of the American flight and the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will investigate.
American was the first US carrier to resume 737 MAX flights
late last year following the FAA's approval of safety updates by Boeing.
When it cleared the plane to fly again, FAA Administrator
Steve Dickson said he was confident that the jet was safe but warned that
in-flight mechanical problems occasionally occur with all commercial aircraft.
"For that reason, it is inevitable that at some time in
the future, a Boeing 737 MAX will turn back to its originating airport, divert,
or land at its destination with an actual or suspected in-flight problem,"
he said.
The FAA evaluates all events involving a US airline, he said
at the time, adding: "Its very important to differentiate between these
routine events that happen with any aircraft and the acute safety issues that
led to the loss of lives and grounding of the MAX. American took delivery from Boeing
of the jet involved in Friday's incident on Dec. 30, according to information
on FlightAware.
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