An airport representative said that a United Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday because of a door indication light.
Reports indicate that United Flight 2434 departed from Sarasota-Bradenton International at 3:42 p.m. and touched down at the Tampa airport at 4:35 p.m., according to flight monitoring database FlightAware. The designated aircraft on the web is an Airbus A319.
The plane’s door indication light came on, forcing the pilots to decide to divert to Tampa, according to an airport official. Typical fire departments were sent.
Contrary to the Alaska Airlines airliner that had a door blow out in midair, the aircraft that diverted to TPA was not the same type.
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The airline stated that the jet had 123 passengers and five staff members. In addition, United said that it is arranging for those customers “to finish their travels at the earliest opportunity.”
As to FlightAware, the aircraft departed from TPA at 6:11 p.m. and was projected to touch down in Chicago at 8 p.m. local time.
Only days before, United Airlines reported “installation difficulties” and loose bolts on a portion of their Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, prompting an emergency landing.
National Transportation Safety Board head Jennifer Homendy said on Sunday that Alaska Airlines has opted to limit the plane’s time on lengthy flights so that it “could return very swiftly to an airport” if the warning light came back on.
Although United did not provide details on the “potential technical problem,” a representative from the Tampa airport said that the jet was first informed to emergency dispatchers that it was being diverted due to a door indicator light turning on. Even before the plane touched down at the airport, fire engines had already begun their approach.
