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Delta Plane Makes Emergency Landing at LAX

Delta Flight 362 from Los Angeles to Maui was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing due to a mechanical issue with the plane.

Delta Flight 362 was scheduled to leave LAX for Maui but had to turn back and make an emergency landing Saturday morning.
Delta Flight 362 was scheduled to leave LAX for Maui but had to turn back and make an emergency landing Saturday morning. (Paige Austin/Patch)

LOS ANGELES, CA — A Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Maui was forced to turn around Saturday morning and make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport due to a mechanical issue.

The plane landed safely but had to be towed off the runway at LAX. Authorities did not immediately say what the mechanical problem was.

Flight 362 was scheduled to leave LAX at 8:05 a.m., landing in Maui at 11:57 a m., according to the airline's website.

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"They're towing it (Boeing 757) off the runway," said Charles Pannunzio, senior public information officer at Los Angeles World Airports.

No injuries were reported.

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City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.


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