Hawaii-bound American Airlines flight forced back to Phoenix
Jun 21, 2018, 5:47 PM
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PHOENIX — A Hawaii-bound American Airlines flight was forced to return back to Phoenix on Thursday due to a problem with an exhaust gas temperature gauge.
The flight, Flight 692, circled Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport a few times to burn off fuel so an emergency landing could be avoided.
The Boeing 757 with 185 passengers and six crew members aboard landed safely.
American spokesman Ross Feinstein said passengers were being transferred to another plane that was scheduled to arrive early Friday in Honolulu.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.