CHICAGO – An American Airlines flight skidded to a halt at O’Hare International Airport with its nose to the ground Tuesday after the plane’s pilot reported problems deploying the landing gear.

Flight 1740, which was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, landed safely at 6:30 a.m. Paramedics evaluated the plane’s 136 passengers and crew at the airport and no injuries were reported, said Kevin MacGregor, a fire department spokesman.

Emergency crews were on standby as the plane made its way down the runway without the use of the landing gear at the front of the aircraft.

As the pilot brought the plane to a stop, sparks could be seen emanating from beneath the front of the plane. American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan applauded the pilot’s crew for landing the plane safely.

“The captain and first officer on this plane have done a terrific job,” she said.

The incident was expected to result in only minimal delays at the airport Tuesday, said Kristen Cabanban, a spokeswoman for the city’s aviation department.

The plane is not capable of dumping its fuel, but that may not have posed much of a danger because it was likely low on fuel by the time it reached Chicago, Fagan said.

The plane left Los Angeles just before midnight, carrying 131 passengers and five crew members, she said.

No fire resulted from the problem. The FAA said it will investigate the incident.