A Delta Airlines spokesman says a Detroit-bound jetliner was forced to back to Los Angeles International Airport following experiencing problems with an engine.

The Federal Aviation management says the pilot reported that a bird may have been sucked into an engine of the Boeing 757 now after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Though, Delta spokesman Kent Landers says a maintenance team inspected the engine subsequent to the plane carefully landed and found no signal of a bird strike. He says the team will more evaluate to determine the cause of the engine problem.

The 179 passengers and nine team members on the flight were placed on a new aircraft that departed at 5 p.m.