The pilots of a United Airlines Airbus A139 were notified of a door-indicator warning on January 10, 2024, which prompted an emergency landing in Tampa, Florida.
The plane was diverted, as reported by the Associated Press in an ABC News article, after the personnel communicated to the pilots the activation of a door indicator light.
According to a spokesperson for the Tampa International Airport, emergency dispatchers were initially informed that the aircraft was diverted due to the activation of a door indicator light. The aircraft was met by fire crews upon landing.
Furthermore, in order to resolve a potential mechanical issue, the United flight from Sarasota, Florida to Chicago was rerouted to Tampa, according to a United spokesperson.
Following the resolution of the issue, the aircraft returned to flight after a successful landing.
FlightAware, a monitoring service, reports that the aircraft, which was transporting 123 passengers and five crew members, was in the air for less than an hour.
A plug that replaces doors on certain Boeing Max 9 aircraft blew off an Alaska Airlines aircraft shortly after launch from Portland, Oregon, just last week.