{"id":202597,"date":"2026-04-19T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/202597\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:03:19","slug":"security-issue-on-nyc-bound-flight-prompts-emergency-landing-faa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/202597\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Security issue\u2019 on NYC-bound flight prompts emergency landing: FAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 A \u201csecurity issue\u201d onboard a United Airlines flight bound for LaGuardia Airport forced an emergency landing in Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to the FAA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">United Airlines Flight 2092 landed at Pittsburgh International Airport around 11:45 a.m. after the crew reported the issue, a spokesperson for the FAA and United said. More than 150 passengers and 6 crew members were forced to evacuate the flight, United reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The nature of the security concern was not immediately made known and a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration directed PIX11 to the FAA when asked for a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No injuries were reported though it was not made known when passengers might be able to continue to trip to New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/dominique-jack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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