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29th Apr 2016, 16:38
PHILADELPHIA >> Federal safety investigators say a regional jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after smoke was reported in the cabin and the cockpit.
Source: FAA: Smoke in jet cabin, cockpit leads to emergency landing in Philadelphia (http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160429/faa-smoke-in-jet-cabin-cockpit-leads-to-emergency-landing-in-philadelphia)
Airline officials say one passenger aboard Friday morning’s Piedmont Airlines flight from Richmond, Virginia, requested a medical evaluation but did not need to be hospitalized.
Investigators initially reported slides were used for the evacuation. But a spokeswoman for Piedmont’s parent company, American Airlines, said all passengers were evacuated by stairs.
The plane was carrying 50 passengers and had a crew of four.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was also investigating a second emergency landing Friday in Philadelphia.
Airport spokeswoman Mary Flannery says a Republican Airlines jetliner reported steering problems but the pilot was able to resolve the problem and the landing didn’t require emergency activity.
Source: FAA: Smoke in jet cabin, cockpit leads to emergency landing in Philadelphia (http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20160429/faa-smoke-in-jet-cabin-cockpit-leads-to-emergency-landing-in-philadelphia)
Airline officials say one passenger aboard Friday morning’s Piedmont Airlines flight from Richmond, Virginia, requested a medical evaluation but did not need to be hospitalized.
Investigators initially reported slides were used for the evacuation. But a spokeswoman for Piedmont’s parent company, American Airlines, said all passengers were evacuated by stairs.
The plane was carrying 50 passengers and had a crew of four.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was also investigating a second emergency landing Friday in Philadelphia.
Airport spokeswoman Mary Flannery says a Republican Airlines jetliner reported steering problems but the pilot was able to resolve the problem and the landing didn’t require emergency activity.