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Spilled Cup of Coffee Causes Terror Fear, Grounds United Airlines Flight – WSJ.com

Spilled Cup of Joe Causes Terror Fear

A United 777 similar to the one involved in the incident. (Photo at LAX by Chris Jacobs)

Few people are fans of airplane coffee, but one particular cup caused heartburn for hundreds of travelers.

A spilled cup of java left 241 passengers grounded on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt when it created communications and navigation problems on a Boeing 777.

Flight 940 diverted to Toronto on Monday night, according to a report from Transport Canada, the nation’s civil aviation authority, after one of the plane’s pilots spilled coffee in the cockpit. A United spokesman said flight turbulence prompted the mishap.

via Spilled Cup of Coffee Causes Terror Fear, Grounds United Airlines Flight – WSJ.com.

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Chuck Slusarczyk Jr.

I started OPShots in June 2006 as a place to share and display aviation photos without the often restrictive policies of other aviation websites. I want to share my love of aviation with fellow aviation geeks and provide a spotlight on Cleveland Hopkins International airport in the process.

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