A United Airlines Airbus A139 plane made an emergency
landing in Tampa, Florida on January 10, 2024 after pilots were alerted about a
door-indicator
warning.
According to the Associated Press story on ABC News, the
plane was diverted when the crew notified pilots when a door indicator light
turned on.
A spokesperson for the Tampa airport said the initial report
to emergency dispatchers was that the plane diverted because a door indicator
light turned on. Fire crews met the plane on landing.
Additionally, a United spokesperson said the flight, from
Sarasota, Florida, to Chicago, diverted to Tampa “as a precaution ... to
address a possible mechanical issue. The flight landed safely and later
re-departed after the issue was addressed.”
The plane carried 123 passengers and five crew members and
was airborne for less than an hour, according to data from the tracking service
FlightAware.
Just last week, a plug that takes the place of a door on
some Boeing Max 9 jetliners blew off an Alaska
Airlines plane shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.
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