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An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney declared a Mayday emergency on Monday morning as it made its approach to the city.

Flight AA73, operated by a Boeing 777-300 put in the mayday call just before 8.30 am local time.

According to audio from LiveATC.net, the aircraft was low on fuel.

The average flight time from Los Angeles is 14 hours 30 minutes. AA73 had been in the air for less than  14 hours at the time of the Mayday call.

American Airlines has been contacted for comment.