United flight to LA forced to make emergency landing

United flight to LA forced to make emergency landing after escape chute inflates INSIDE the airplane

  • United Airlines flight 1463 was forced to land in Wichita, Kansas
  • It had been bound for John Wayne Airport near LA from Chicago O'Hare
  • The cause of the malfunction is not yet clear
A United Airlines Boeing 737: A similar jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Wichita after its escape chute opened inside the cabin as it flew from Chicago O'Hare to John Wayne Airport near Los Angeles

A passenger jet was forced to divert for an emergency landing when its escape chute accidentally inflated inside the cabin, blocking access to the rear doors.
United Airlines flight 1463 was diverted to Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, although safety workers insisted the jet never lost cabin pressure.
United said the cause of the opening was unclear, but kake.com reports that account contradicts an initial report from 911 operators that someone aboard the jet had tried to open an emergency door.

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