VP Harris safely returns to air base after plane has 'technical issue'...

[Nevilledog]

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Harris safely returns to air base after plane has 'technical issue' while departing for first foreign trip

Harris safely returns to air base after plane has 'technical issue' while departing for first...
Vice President Kamala Harris, who was en route to Latin America on Sunday, safely returned to Joint Base Andrews after her plane had a "technical issue," according to Harris' chief spokesperson and...
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1:13 PM · Jun 6, 2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/politics/kamala-harris-plane-technical-issue-foreign-trip-guatemala/index.html

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Hoping This Issue...

...was very, very minor & protocol called for a return; rather than a serious flight risk.
I had a 2.5 hour delay once because the seatbelt lights wouldn't turn on & off.
Safety first so, no complaint.
But, it means very minor things could cause this, and I'm hoping that's what happened here.

[Ocelot II]

3. Happens all the time.

I used to work for an airline, saw it happen. Airplanes are delayed or have to return because of requirements that certain systems have to be operational, even if they are redundant, and if they fail you have to land. Could be something as simple as a warning light.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. I Figured As Much

I flew a lot, but not like an airline employee would.
And, if it happened to me, I figured it's not uncommon.
The time I mentioned, there were only 12 people on the plane. (Late night flight & plane needed to be in Chicago for the morning. So, we were going.)
The captain joked that he could open the door and yell "Seatbelts"!
But, rules are rules.

[dem4decades]

2. Trump wasn't stealing plane parts for his old rust bucket the last few months he was there was he?