US Airways jet lands safely after scare

Published: Oct. 9, 2008 at 3:36 PM
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A US Airways Boeing 737 landed safely in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday after its pilot reported possible landing gear problems, officials said.

Flight 1801 from Charlotte, N.C., entered a holding pattern to perform trouble-shooting, while emergency services took positions on the ground, WPTV-TV News reported.

After about 70 minutes, the plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport at 12:45 a.m., the TV station said.

Rescue units followed the jet as it taxied to the gate on its own, where the passengers got off.

US Airways canceled Flight 966 to Charlotte Thursday, which had been scheduled to depart with that plane at 8:30 a.m.


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