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US Airways Jet Makes Emergency Landing in NC

Pilot immediately turns around after 'loud noise'

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 13, 2012 12:20 AM CST

(Newser) – A "loud and unsettling noise" convinced a US Airways pilot to turn around and make an emergency landing just after takeoff in North Carolina yesterday. No one was hurt, and the 44 passengers en route from Charlotte to Charleston, West Virginia, were placed on other flights. Mechanics are seeking the cause of the unnerving racket, an airline spokeswoman told the Charlotte Observer.

An 'unsettling noise' convinced pilot to turn around.
An 'unsettling noise' convinced pilot to turn around.   (Aviationlover100)
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Iffida
Feb 13, 2012 9:08 AM CST
Scary. Maybe it was the RepubliCONS running for President. All they do is make funny noises.
finkster
Feb 13, 2012 1:49 AM CST
"Mechanics are seeking the cause of the unnerving racket" Are they sure it wasn't Alec Baldwin?
 

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