‘Slightly loose’ Cabin door handle prompts return of Florida-bound United flight back to Houston airport

HOUSTON – A United Airlines flight from Houston to Florida returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport after a flight steward noticed a cabin door handle was “slightly loose”.

United Airlines says Flight 2152 with service to Ft. Lauderdale took off from Bush Intercontinental Airport at 12:24 p.m. Friday.

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The airline says about 30-45 minutes after takeoff, the flight steward checked a cabin door handle and noticed it was slightly loose.

Out of an abundance of caution, the aircraft turned around and returned to Bush Intercontinental Airport. The plane landed safely and all passengers got onto another plane.

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According to FlightAware, the aircraft was a Boeing 737-800.

United provided the following statement:

United flight 2152 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff to address a loose door handle in the aircraft’s cabin. The flight landed safely, and we arranged for another plane to take our customers to Fort Lauderdale later that afternoon.

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