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American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Las Vegas
An American Airlines Boeing 757 was forced to make an emergency landing at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport earlier today after pilots detected smoke in the cockpit.AA Flight 431 was traveling from Miami to San Francisco, and was over Utah, when the crew diverted from their course to make the landing. They touched down at 11:10 AM Pacific time and were met by emergency crews who assisted with the evacuation of the plane. All 159 passengers and six crew, exited without incident or injury.
A spokesperson for American Airlines said that the emergency landing is standard procedure for pilots after smoke is detected on a plane, and that the crew was just acting properly to ensure the safety of all those on board.
At this time, it is unclear as to the cause of the smoke, but investigations by AA flight mechanics and the FAA are ongoing. In the meantime the company is working to re-book all the stranded passengers and get them back on their way to San Francisco.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bill Reals May 6th 2011 6:17PM
Is there a source for this?
Tony May 6th 2011 6:51PM
here's a source.. http://avherald.com/h?article=43c2420b&opt=0
Oh and that's a 767 in the pic, should change it before someone throws a fit heh