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Houston bound flight makes emergency landing

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A plane headed for Houston, Texas made an emergency landing in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
 
United Flight 1179 turned back to McCarran International Airport due to engine overheating. The plane is a Boeing 737.
 
There were 162 passengers onboard. The flight landed back at McCarran at 3:43 p.m.
 
The aircraft was declared all clear by the Clark County Fire Department at 3:55 p.m.
 
All passengers were safe.