‘Slightly loose’ Cabin door handle prompts return of Florida-bound United flight back to Houston airport (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Wilfredo Lee, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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.
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.
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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