A plane returned to a Nebraska airport over fear someone was trying to break into the cockpit

OMAHA Neb AP A plane carrying passengers from Omaha Nebraska to Los Angeles made an urgency landing minutes into the flight out of an abundance of caution after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit The SkyWest Flight had just left Omaha s Eppley Airfield around p m Monday when the plane s pilots declared an urgency and headed back to the airport A declaration from SkyWest a regional carrier operated by American Airlines stated the plane returned to Omaha out of abundance of caution after experiencing communication issues with a flight crew mic An American Airlines spokesperson commented Monday night that the intercom pilots and flight attendants use to speak to each other had been left on by accident The flight crew unable to communicate with the pilots banged on the cockpit door the Federal Aviation Administration declared in a comment Fearing an attempted breach of the cockpit the jet returned to the Omaha airport A local urgency dispatcher contacted by the airport initially called for officers to meet the plane upon its return based on a document of people trying to get in to the cockpit The dispatcher was later heard canceling that request Advised no emergency the dispatcher explained There was a staffing issue The flight later continued to Los Angeles Related Articles Trump isn t sending troops to cities with highest crime rates statistics shows Can states and a little bit of faith convert church land into affordable housing Trump s Argentina beef plan risks rancher ire little relief Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at Chicago grocery stores Unionized baristas want Olympics to drop Starbucks as its official coffee partner