A plane returned to a Nebraska airport over fear someone was trying to break into the cockpit

OMAHA Neb AP A plane carrying passengers from Omaha Nebraska to Los Angeles made an emergency landing minutes into the flight out of an abundance of caution after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit The SkyWest Flight had just left Omaha s Eppley Airfield around p m Monday when the plane s pilots declared an exigency and headed back to the airport A announcement from SkyWest a regional carrier operated by American Airlines reported the plane returned to Omaha out of abundance of caution after experiencing communication issues with a flight crew mic An American Airlines spokesperson reported Monday night that the intercom pilots and flight attendants use to speak to each other had been left on by accident The flight crew unable to communicate with the pilots banged on the cockpit door the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in a declaration Fearing an attempted breach of the cockpit the jet returned to the Omaha airport A local exigency dispatcher contacted by the airport initially called for officers to meet the plane upon its return based on a analysis of people trying to get in to the cockpit The dispatcher was later heard canceling that request Advised no crisis the dispatcher revealed There was a staffing issue The flight later continued to Los Angeles Source