Alaska Airlines Flight Forced to Turn Around After Faulty Signal Indicates an Open Door on Plane

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A flight across California had to return to the airport on Sunday when a faulty caution sensor went off in the cockpit mid-flight.

Lane said that shortly after Flight 3467 departed San Jose at 4:53 p.m. local time, a caution light illuminated in the cockpit, indicating a faulty sensor had been found.

Due to the safety protocol, the captain decided to turn the flight around, Lane said. No door had been reported open and there was never an issue with the aircraft door, he added.

Opening an aircraft door while the plane is in the air is essentially impossible due to the difference in air pressure inside and outside the plane, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of people from trying for a variety of reasons. On a recent British Airways flight, apassenger who was having a panic attacktried to open the plane door. In July, a first-time flyer reportedlymistook the exit for the restroomand tried to pull open the hatch at 30,000 feet.

source: people.com