This Week's Adventures in Boeing > Mid-flight door alarms provoke return to O'Hare

 

American Airlines Boeing 737-800 forced return to

Chicago O’Hare after possible midair emergency

By 

Isabel Keane

Published Dec. 1, 2024

 Updated Dec. 1, 2024, 5:07 p.m. ET

An American Airlines Boeing jet headed from Chicago to Las Vegas was forced to divert back to O’Hare after a midair emergency.

The Boeing 737-800 had to return to its origin airport after receiving multiple door warning indications, according to data tracked by FlightRadar24.

American Airlines said Flight AA1047’s short flight was the result of a “possible maintenance issue.”

An American Airlines flight was forced to turn around.

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The flight, which initially departed just after 8 a.m. local time, was diverted back to Chicago by 10 a.m., according to Flightaware. 

It took off a second time for Harry Reid International Airport just after noon, and was expected to land around 2 p.m. local time, according to the flight tracking website. 

It was not immediately clear what caused the flight to be redirected. 

“Flight 1047 returned to ORD for a possible maintenance issue,” an American spokesperson told Fox Business. “The flight landed safely and taxied to the gate.”