Posted on 04/29/2016 7:21:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin
All flights into Philadelphia International Airport were halted for less than an hour on Friday morning after pilots of two planes reported problems - including smoke in the cabin - before landing safely.
The pilot of American Eagle flight 4801 from Richmond, Virginia, operated by Piedmont Airlines, reported smoke in the cockpit just before the plane's regularly scheduled arrival, according to Victoria Lupic, a spokeswoman for American Airlines Group Inc whose American Eagle brand uses regional airlines to operate short and medium haul feeder flights.
After the plane landed at about 8:15 a.m. (1215 GMT), all 50 passengers and four crew members aboard the Embraer E145 were evacuated and no serious injuries were reported
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Statistical fluke or extra special luggage handling?
First it says smoke in the cabin and then it says smoke in the cockpit. Either way or kinda scary.
“Statistical fluke or extra special luggage handling?”
I’d say statistical fluke.
We had one of those today at Indy. And they happen often.
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