Cayman Airways’ Los Angeles flight was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday afternoon after it developed an issue with its flaps.
The airline, in a short statement on the incident, said the KX481 flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Grand Cayman “landed safely at 4:56pm at Owen Roberts International Airport with minimal flaps after encountering a flap asymmetry issue during its approach”.
The national flag carrier said although the aircraft was capable of landing safely with minimal flaps, “Captain Joey Jackson declared an emergency as a precaution, ensuring that local emergency services were on standby”.
Before landing, the airline said, the aircraft circled the island for over an hour to burn off fuel and reduce landing weight.
“Upon arrival, the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and any necessary remediation,” the statement added.
The Cayman Islands Fire Service aerodrome unit responded at the airport and stood ready for the landing.
The RCIPS was also dispatched to the airport and traffic around the area was blocked off in preparation for the flight’s arrival.
Cayman Airways also confirmed that the airplane had been scheduled to operate the evening flight to Miami so it assigned a different aircraft to that route.
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