Comments on: Boeing 737 with 149 passengers makes emergency landing after takeoff at SJO

By: Timothy Williams

Timothy Williams — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:59:00 +0000

Bill, we’ve found out it was an American flight.

By: mhogan

mhogan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:23:00 +0000

“an emergency landing without incident”? I think turning an aircraft around, announcing a problem, and making an emergency landing, in and of itself, is an incident. Let’s not minimize the situation–I’m sure those aboard were quite tense and relieved to walk away.

By: Timothy Williams

Timothy Williams — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:01:00 +0000

Bill, there was an actual electric problem, not a false indicator, though we have no further info at this time. The flight was not airborne for very long, though the specifics are still vague. The 8.30am departure was as originally scheduled, and the plane returned to the airport shortly thereafter. The airline involved has not been disclosed to ICR at this time.

By: Bill Knight

Bill Knight — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:55:00 +0000

OK, maybe a little more information would be helpful…
what airline was it?
was it an actual electrical problem, or some false indicator?
how long after it took off before the problem occurred and the flight returned to SJO?
was the problem able to be resolved or fixed?
did the flight eventually depart SJO?
was the 8:30am departure the originally scheduled departure or the departure after it returned to the airport?