A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu was delayed for more than 16 hours last weekend after employees found damage to a fan blade, a spokeswoman for the airline said Sunday.

Hawaiian Flight 7 from McCarran International Airport arrived at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday — 16 hours and 19 minutes late, according to flightaware.com.

Ann Botticelli, spokeswoman for Hawaiian, said a crew was doing a detailed visual inspection of the Airbus A330-220, as is done before every flight, when they found damage to a fan blade, likely caused by debris.

Because safety is the priority, Hawaiian opted to have the blade replaced, but the part had to be flown in to Las Vegas, resulting in the extended delay, she said.

In April, Jennifer Riordan was killed on a Southwest Airlines flight when an engine fan blade snapped on a Boeing 737, causing metal fragments to shatter her window.