WEST COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
A commercial jet made an emergency landing at Columbia Metropolitan Airport Friday morning.
The American Airlines jet landed safely.
Flight 2777 was bound for Columbia from Dallas, scheduled to arrive at about 10:56 a.m. 39 passengers and three crew members were on board.
Nobody was injured.
Officials with Columbia Metropolitan Airport said the facility's Public Safety Department received an alert from the American Airlines flight.
Officers remained on alert until the aircraft landed.
The jet touched down at about 10:45 a.m.
The airline says the jet was experiencing mechanical issues, which caused the emergency procedure. It taxied to the gate.
A maintenance crew inspected the jet and determined the mechanical issue was a faulty indicator.
A spokesperson for American Airlines says the jet is back in service and the flight is returning to Dallas.
The jet was being operated for American Airlines as American Eagle by ExpressJet Airlines.
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