DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. -- American Airlines Flight 730 has landed back at Charlotte Douglas International after being rerouted due to mechanical problems.
The flight bound for London had to circle above Davidson County for at least two hours late Wednesday night to burn off fuel before landing in Charlotte which is standard procedure.
Horrible video from our tower camera in uptown but you can see the emergency vehicles follow the plane down the runway. #AA730 pic.twitter.com/t2QyY6CXrU
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) June 22, 2017
American Airlines said the flight left Charlotte after 7:00 p.m. but encountered mechanical issues as it reached southern Virginia.
American Airlines said the crew thought it would be best to turn around as a precaution instead of flying overseas, overnight.
Passenger reports "round of applause" upon landing back in Charlotte on #AA730. @WFMY https://t.co/tXXdxCtZAt
— Tim Buckley (@TimBuckleyWX) June 22, 2017
The flight had 258 passengers and 16 crew members on board. Passengers will now board another plane before leaving once again for London.
So this is what it looked like from outside! Glad to be back on the ground and try again to get home @AmericanAir please #AA730 https://t.co/h1JVNIYWqo
— Alex de Courcy (@alexdc1) June 22, 2017
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