Overview
- Pilots declared an emergency shortly after takeoff and returned the aircraft to Eppley Airfield, where it landed safely.
- The flight was operated by SkyWest for American Airlines, and tracking data show it turned back within minutes of departure.
- The FAA confirmed a malfunction of the aircraft’s internal phone system as the cause of the precautionary return.
- Omaha’s airport authority reported no security incident, and unconfirmed online claims of a cockpit breach were not corroborated.
- Emergency vehicles met the plane on the tarmac, and passenger video showed police and fire crews as officers boarded the aircraft.