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American Airlines Jet Met With Emergency Crews At SJC

American Airlines flight 1067 landed safely in San Jose after passengers described a "strange noise" upon takeoff out of Dallas.

While the crew of the flight never declared an emergency, several of the 140 passengers, especially in the rear of the plane described what they felt was a "strange noise" coming from the rear of the plane as they took off from Dallas Fort-Worth Airport.

Crews at DFW combed the runway, but found no debris. Out of an abundance of caution, San Jose International rolled out their emergency response plan, which included fire trucks and other first responder vehicles, but they were not needed. No one was injured.

An American Airlines spokesperson says that maintenance crews will be checking the aircraft tonight before it is put back into service.

The aircraft involved is an McDonnell Douglas MD-83, a plane the airline is in the process of retiring, after being introduced into the fleet over thirty years ago.

Smoke in cabin forces emergency landing at St. Pete-Clearwater airport

CLEARWATER - Smoke appeared in the cabin of an Allegiant Air plane just eight minutes after takeoff Monday afternoon, forcing pilots to return to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport for an emergency landing.

Twenty-four minutes after the 4:28 p.m. takeoff, passengers on flight 864 were evacuated on emergency slides, the airline said in a statement.

Passengers then were bussed to the terminal, airport spokeswoman Yvette Aehle said.

Three passengers and one flight attendant had reported injuries to Allegiant as of 7 p.m., according to the airline. The airline said it had no reports of anyone being taken to the hospital or treated on scene.

All 141 passengers will receive vouchers for $200 and a full refund for the flight to Hagerstown Regional Airport in Maryland, which Allegiant has rescheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

The airline said it will provide hotels for passengers who don't live in the area.