NEW YORK — American Airlines said a Boeing 767-300 returned to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport shortly after takeoff because there was smoke or haze in the cabin.
Spokesman Tim Smith said American Airlines Flight 85 landed without incident around 4 p.m. Thursday, about a half-hour after leaving for San Francisco. No one was hurt.
The airliner has been taken out of service. The 110 passengers were to depart on another plane.
Smith said it’s unclear what caused the smokiness in the cockpit and cabin, but such incidents sometimes are traced to electrical glitches.
The Port Authority of New York &New Jersey said the airport’s operations weren’t disrupted.
American Airlines is a subsidiary of AMR Corp.
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