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an aircraft carrying passengers Omaha, nebraskaTo los angeles The pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to sabotage the cockpit, leading to an emergency landing a few minutes after takeoff “out of an abundance of caution.”
SkyWest Flight 6569 had just taken off from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield around 7:45 pm on Monday when the plane’s pilots declared an emergency and headed back to the airport.
A statement from SkyWest – a regional carrier operated by American Airlines – Said the plane “returned to Omaha out of an abundance of caution after experiencing communication problems with flight crew Mike.”
An American Airlines spokesman said Monday night that the intercom that pilots and flight attendants used to talk to each other was accidentally left on. Flight crew unable to communicate with pilots knock on cockpit door Federal Aviation Administration Said in a statement.
Fearing an attempted cockpit breach, the jet returned to Omaha Airport. A local emergency dispatcher contacted by the airport initially called authorities to meet the plane upon its return based on reports of “people trying to get into the cockpit.” The dispatcher was later heard rescinding that request.
“There are no emergency advisories,” the dispatcher said. “There was a staffing issue.”
The flight later continued to Los Angeles.