U.S. News - philadelphia-international-airport

Dec

2012

7:55am, EST

Flight lands over fire scare, but nothing wrong, crews say

By David Chang, NBC10

A flight was forced to land at the Philadelphia International Airport due to what was believed to be smoke on the plane.

Officials said the plane departed from Philly International shortly before 6 a.m. and was headed to Cleveland.

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Around 6:20 a.m., there was an indication of smoke on the plane, according to officials and the plane was forced to land as a precaution.

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No one was injured during the landing and crews said there was no smoke or fire on the plane.

The 47 passengers as well as the crew left the plane and were taken back to the terminal. All the passengers will be accommodated by United Airlines.

Crews inspected the plane and said they found nothing wrong.

Other runways were closed for 11 minutes but have since reopened.

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Sep

2012

5:47am, EDT

Flight attendant's gun goes off at airport security in Philadelphia

A flight attendant showed up to work with a loaded gun that accidentally went off at Philadelphia International Airport. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

By NBCPhiladelphia.com

A Republic Airlines flight attendant showed up to work Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport with a loaded gun in her bag that accidentally discharged, US Airways told NBCPhiladelphia.com.

A US Airways spokesperson confirmed that the employee headed through airport security at Terminal C around 6:50 a.m ET with a gun inside her carry-on bag.

A police officer was called over to check out the gun. That's when it accidentally discharged, the spokesperson said.

The bullet went into a TSA break room where an employee was sitting. No one was injured, police said.

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The flight attendant allegedly told police that she forgot the gun was in her bag. Philadelphia Police said she had a legal permit to carry the gun.

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The attendant is an employee of Republic Airlines, a small regional partner carrier who operates flights through US Airways.

The woman received a summary citation for disorderly conduct, was taken into custody and released, according to Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Ray Evers.

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The plane was heading to Dallas, Texas. Another flight attendant was brought on board and the scheduled flight arrived on time, according the spokesperson.

The name of the flight attendant was not been released.

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