An American Airlines flight bound for Philadelphia returned safely to Bradley International Airport within minutes of taking off after reporting its flight controls were having problems.
In a media alert at 1:28 p.m., officials at the Windsor Locks airport announced the flight-control emergency on the Embraer 145 plane. By 1:46 p.m., another alert reported that Flight 6037 had landed safely.
The airport’s website lists Flight 6037 as initially having departed Bradley at 1:15 p.m., headed for Philadelphia.
“We can confirm that an American Airlines flight traveling to Philadelphia returned to Bradley International Airport after reporting an issue and landed safely at the airport at approximately 1:45 p.m. The airport is open and there is no impact to flight operations,” said airport spokeswoman Alisa Sisic.
American Airlines spokeswoman Janine Brown said the plane was an American Eagle, operated by Piedmont Airlines.
“Our maintenance team is currently inspecting the aircraft. We are working to get our customers to [ Philadelphia] as soon as possible,” Brown said.
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