Plane In Distress Returns To O'Hare

By Anna Deem in News on Apr 11, 2010 9:00PM

A warning light aboard United Airlines Flight No. 638 was activated early this morning after the flight took off from O'Hare International Airport, effectively forcing the commercial airliner to return back to O'Hare for another maintenance check. The plane took off from O'Hare at 8:53 a.m. and was originally scheduled to arrive at Orlando International Airport at 12:34 p.m., said United spokesman Mike Trevino to the Chicago Tribune.

Trevino did not know why the warning light had been activated, or what was wrong with the plane. "It could be something fairly routine that our maintenance crew can resolve," he said. At this time, it is not known whether or not the plane will take off again, or passengers will be put aboard another flight to Orlando.