AA1009: American Airlines Flight Diverts Back to LAX After Emergency
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating flight AA1009 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) declared an emergency and returned to LAX, landing on Runway 25L with ARFF on standby; the aircraft then vacated the runway and a new departure was scheduled for 2:12 a.m., with no cause for the emergency disclosed publicly.