Mechanical issues caused a Honolulu-bound plane with 300 people aboard to turn around mid-flight and return to Los Angeles International Airport for an emergency landing Monday afternoon. (Source: KTLA.com)
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 3, an Airbus 330, departed LAX at 12:48 p.m. It had been scheduled to depart at 10 a.m.
The pilot turned around after a cockpit light indicated a fuel valve was open. The plane had to circle the airport to burn off fuel before landing safely around 2:20 p.m.
Mechanics determined that the fuel valve was not open, despite the warning light. And a couple of hours later, after the equipment was checked out, the plane took off a second time, headed for Honolulu again.
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