American Airlines Flight to Tampa Makes Emergency Landing

TAMPA, FL — Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Tampa had a bit of a scare early Tuesday morning when a concern with the plane forced an emergency landing.

“AA flight 574, an A320 aircraft traveling from Phoenix to Tampa, experienced an indicator light in the cockpit prior to landing,” statement from the airline said. “The aircraft landed normally and passengers were deplaned via air stairs and driven by bus to the terminal.”

American Airlines says no one was injured during the landing. A total of 146 passengers were onboard the flight that arrived in Tampa shortly after midnight.

Exactly what caused the indicator light to go on hasn’t been confirmed by American Airlines as of yet.

“The aircraft is currently being evaluated by our maintenance team,” the airline’s statement said.

Passengers who arrived on the flight reported the issue was related to a malfunctioning landing gear, WFLA reported. The station’s Daytime host Jerry Penacoli was on the plane at the time and said passengers were told to brace for the landing. He also gave praise to the pilot for the handling of an “extremely emotional ordeal.”

No further information is available at this time.

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