LAX Emergency Landing

What: American Airlines Boeing 757 Flight 31 Honolulu-bound airliner
Where: emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport
When: The flight took off at 8:48 a.m but returned 57 minutes later
Who: The flight was carrying 188 passengers and six crew members. Six passengers were examined for possible minor injuries.
Why: There was some type of smoke odor in the cabin,

Note Fire trucks were supposed to spray streams of water to welcome an Airbus A380 — the world's largest jetliner — flown by Emirates Airlines, but the emergency delayed the Emirates flight.

Emergency Landing Interrupts Air Show

What: Northwest Airlines Flight 491 Boeing 757 en route from Tampa, Florida, to Detroit
Where: Dayton International Airport
When: Sunday, 12: 26 pm.
Who: Six crew members and 182 passengers were on board. There were no injuries.
Why:one of its engines failed. The pilot shut down the engine and landed as a precaution


The Dayton Air Show at the airport was halted for about 25 minutes. Passengers completed the trip to Detroit by bus.

American Flight 442 Emergency Landing

What: American Flight 442 Boeing 757 from San Francisco to Miami
Where: Los Angeles
When: 2 pm
Who: Passengers were removed from the plane. (Number not available.)
Why:pilot reported smoke and the smell of fuel in the cockpit.

Plane was carrying hazardous material in its forward cargo area-- aircraft part from San Francisco to Miami for a repair, and such parts are classified as hazardous because they may contain residual oil, jet fuel or other chemicals.