Engine Problems Force Vegas-Bound Flight to Land in Nebraska

Members of the ground crew secure the site after a United airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Lincoln airport, on Feb. 4, 2023. Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP

LINCOLN, Neb.—A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Las Vegas made an unplanned stop in Nebraska on Saturday after the pilot reported engine problems.

Mark Grant, a communications operator at the Lincoln Airport, said 326 passengers and crew members were aboard the Boeing 777 when it took off from O’Hare International Airport.