Plane makes return to Orlando after tire blows during takeoff: FAA

ORLANDO, Fla. - A plane on its way out of Orlando was forced to return after a tire blew during takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. 

Southwest Airlines Flight 497 returned to the Orlando International Airport shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday after a tire on the nose landing gear blew during takeoff to Phoenix, a spokesperson for the FAA confirmed to FOX 35 News. 

According to flight records, the plane took off from MCO at 2:50 p.m. and returned at 3:42 p.m. 

A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines told FOX 35 News that the 143 passengers on board the flight were accommodated on a different plane. 

"We appreciate our Customers’ patience as we worked to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible, with safety as our top priority," the spokesperson said in a statement. 

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The plane made it to Phoenix at around 8 p.m., flight records show.