Plane makes emergency landing after crew bang on cockpit door over comms problem
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A Los Angeles-bound flight made an emergency landing Monday after its pilots lost a radio link with flight staff, prompting them to bang on the locked cockpit door and raising fears that someone was trying to break in. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Flight 6469 set off from Omaha, Nebraska at 7:23 p.m. ET but turned around and landed back at Eppley Airfield just 36 minutes later, according to FlightRadar.
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Main Idea: SkyWest’s Los Angeles-bound flight returned to Omaha and made an emergency landing after a communication problem led the crew to worry something might be wrong.
Key Points:
- The flight turned around about 36 minutes after takeoff and landed safely at Eppley Airfield.
- SkyWest said the plane returned out of caution because of a problem with a flight crew microphone.
- The FAA said the pilot could not reach the cabin crew, declared an emergency, and landed after the crew was knocking on the cockpit door.
- The issue was later traced to a problem with the inter-phone system, and the flight later continued to Los Angeles.
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The SkyWest diversion briefly disrupted travelers and showed how small communication failures can trigger costly flight delays and worry for passengers.
Positive Impact
The quick emergency landing may have reduced the chance of a worse safety problem for passengers and crew.
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