Plane makes emergency landing on Shemya Island

Monday, July 12 2010

Unalaska, AK – An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island yesterday afternoon. The Tokyo-bound plane interrupted its trip from Dallas after pilots saw that a fire warning light had gone off.

Flight 175 touched ground at the Air Force base at around 4pm on Sunday. The 197 passengers aboard were evacuated and all cargo was removed from the plane. The Boeing 777 jet was examined by airline employees, and it was determined that there was no fire in the cargo area.

The plane was then rerouted to Anchorage, where it arrived at 4am today. Its passengers will leave for Tokyo -- on a new plane -- tomorrow morning.



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