TAM: Jet forced to return to JFK

Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:22 PM EST
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RIO DE JANEIRO — TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem.

TAM Linhas Aereas SA says that Flight JJ8081 en route to Sao Paulo with 196 people on board returned Friday night after a warning light indicated problems with the wing flaps.

An airline spokesman says the jet circled in the air for several minutes to burn fuel and lighten up before safely landing at JFK. He spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn't authorized to discuss the incident.

The plane was repaired and took off from JFK early Saturday, landing safely in Sao Paulo at 10:38 a.m. (7:38 a.m. EST; 1238 GMT).

(This version CORRECTS NY time to Eastern Standard Time instead of Eastern Daylight Time).)

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Great news article Associated Press, Gripping in fact. I couldn't hardly wait to get through all 140 words to find out the outcome. A flight returns to airport because of a failure warning light, gets repaired, and completes it's flight. This happens at many airports, many times in any given week. Did the Assoc.Press just need "fill" to make a deadline?

  • (This version CORRECTS NY time to Eastern Standard Time instead of Eastern Daylight Time).

I'm sure glad that got corrected!! (sarcasm completely intended)

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