An interesting operational detail, the pilots went down to 5,000 feet for almost half an hour before continuing the descent into HNL. I'm guessing that they maintained a low cabin differential as well to minimize structural damage if there was a bomb in the laptop and it detonated. Of course, the geniuses over on another thread claim all this talk about terrorists and bombs is nonsense.
From the criminal complaint:
Because they perceived the laptop as a threat due to its possible function as a bomb or explosive, K.S. acted in accordance with her training for handling possible explosive devices on a plane, and picked it up and moved it to the back of the plane.
The flight attendants and crew alerted the captain of the events that had unfolded, and the captain immediately engaged in standard protocol for handling bomb threats. He implemented a "level 4" emergency, and initiated bomb threat procedures. The flight attendants barricaded the laptop with flight crew bags, and the captain lowered the plane's elevation level to 5,000 feet.
Around this time, the captain called American Airlines Corporate Security to report the disturbance. Shortly thereafter, two military fighter jets from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam were sent to escort the flight to safe landing.
https://www.scribd.com/document/3491...nli#from_embed
Tracklog for AA 31 here:
Flight Track Log AAL31 19-May-2017 KLAX - PHNL FlightAware