According to the FAA, Southwest Airlines flight 273's right engine caught fire in air shortly after takeoff.
That engine was then shut down and the flight landed safely at McCarran International around 3:30pm.
The FAA says 118 people were on board.
According to the FAA, the plane took off from McCarran at 3:09pm local time and was headed to Islip, New York.
The flight was turned around when the incident was discovered.
The FAA says controllers saw flames coming from the engine.
Officials from Southwest say an indicator light came on in the cockpit and alerted them to a potential problem.
So far, there are no reports of injuries.
Keep it tuned to Channel 13 for the latest on this investigation.
