Plane with smoke in cockpit returns to LAX

[Jesus Malverde]

Source: AP

A United Airlines flight has arrived safely back at Los Angeles International Airport after smoke was reported in the cockpit and cabin during a flight to Hawaii.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says United flight 1296 landed without incident at 11:38 a.m. Saturday, about three hours after it took off.

United spokesman Charles Hobart says nobody was hurt.

The Boeing 757 was headed for Kona International Airport with about 150 people on board when the smoke was reported by crew members.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. I love the airport at Kona. You can hardly tell you're at an airport.

It really makes one feel like they have left America.

One better: Molokai!

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Im always impressed by the open lobbies at the hotels and airports.

Basically there are no need for doors. The perfect climate doesn't require it.

[jberryhill]

3. Should have been vaping instead

[Major Nikon]

5. FAA aircrew rules say no smoking 8 hours before flight and no alcohol within 50' of the aircraft

[toopers]

11. There's always smoke in the cockpit on this airline . . .

[Major Nikon]

4. This is pretty much a daily occurrence and is not at all unusual

A piece of avionics burns up and makes smoke in the cockpit. Pilots routinely declare an emergency and don cockpit oxygen masks. This very thing happened to me last year when an avionics noise suppressor shorted and burned a few minutes after takeoff.

[Merlot]

9. United is soft selling this as "smoke in cockpit"

Airline PR at it's best - they don't want any indications that the plane almost crashed into the ocean.

[Major Nikon]

10. Who said, "the plane almost crashed into the ocean"?

[YOHABLO]

6. Yeah somebody lit-up a doobie in the bathroom. shame shame on you.

[davidpdx]

7. Maybe they thought the flight number was UA420

doobie, doobie, do....

[IDemo]

8. My father died 45 years ago today in a plane crash near LAX

A B25 or 26, not sure which (a WWll twin-engined bomber), lost power immediately following takeoff and crashed into an apartment building in El Segundo.