DAYTON — For the second time in three days a flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Dayton International Airport due to a declared air emergency.
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An American Airlines flight, operated by Air Wisconsin, that departed Dayton International Airport for Philadelphia was forced to return back to Dayton shortly after takeoff, a spokesperson for the airport told News Center 7.
The flight was forced to return back after the pilot reported a vibration, the spokesperson said. The flight landed safely and no injuries were reported.
The flight was described as a ‘ferry flight’ and only two people were on board, the airport spokesperson said. Both of those people on board were crew members and there were no passengers on the flight, a spokesperson for American Airlines told News Center 7.
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Wednesday’s flight diversion comes just two days after smoke in the cockpit forced a SkyWest flight to make an emergency landing in Dayton. The flight originated from Charleston, West Virginia and was heading to Chicago.
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That flight also landed safely.
Additional details were not available.
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