Powder found on American Airlines jets delays flights

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SOURCE: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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Powder found on American Airlines jets delays flights

Separate incidents on two Hawaii flights reported

Star-Bulletin staff and wire reports

LOS ANGELES >> A =93powdery substance=94 found in the bathroom of a jet=20=

headed from Honolulu to Dallas today forced the crew to land in Los=20
Angeles where the powder was found to be harmless, authorities said.

It=92s the second Hawaii flight delayed because of a powdery substance=20=

found on an American Airlines jet.

A white powder was found on an American Airlines passenger jet after it=20=

arrived on Maui from San Jose Saturday.

The return flight Saturday night was delayed until officials could=20
complete tests on the substance, which were scheduled for this morning.

The delayed flight was carrying about 100 people including Hula Bowl=20
players.
A hazardous materials team took a sample of the powder to a state health=20=

storage area.

Assistant Fire Chief Alan Cordeiro said he suspects the powder, found=20
near a baby bottle liner, was infant formula.

This morning, American Airlines Flight 5, a Boeing 767 with 244=20
passengers and crew members aboard, landed at Los Angeles International=20=

Airport at 11:18 a.m.

By 11:47 a.m., Los Angeles firefighters based at the airport determined=20=

there was no danger from the powder, airport spokesman Harold Johnson=20
said.

He would not say what the substance was.

The passengers and crew were not evacuated during the investigation. The=20=

plane was scheduled to resume its flight to Dallas.

--
David Mueller / SAN
kawika42@mac.com
http://www.quanterium.com

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