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Scare Prompts LAX Emergency Landing Hours Into Flight
More than three hours after an American Airlines flight left LAX for Sydney, a scare forced the plane to return for an emergency landing.
LOS ANGELES, CA — An American Airlines flight to Sidney made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Thursday after a cabin warning light went off, according to the airline.
Flight 73 landed safely at LAX at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, hours after it took off from LAX at 10:30 p.m Wednesday, according to the website Flight Aware.
Video showed the plane making the emergency landing without any problems.
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An American Airlines spokesperson later described the warning light as a false alarm.
Tim Wetzel, American Airlines spokesperson, told KTLA that the flight returned due to a cabin door warning indicator. Mechanics investigated after the passengers disembarked and found no problems, he added.
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No injuries were reported.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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