Southwest Airlines Flight Emergency Landing: Grounded by Coffee

On Sunday, July 26, Southwest Airlines Flight 693 made an emergency landing at the MacArthur Airport on Long Island, while heading to Orlando, Florida.

The plane landed after a flight attendant reported smelling an ordor of smoke, or overheated electrical wiring, in the cabin. All 131 passengers and crew were evacuated from the 737 aircraft, and paramedics and fire officials arrived in case they were needed. The passengers were then transferred to another flight.

However, the emergency was a false alarm--the odor that the flight attendant had smelled came from coffee grounds in a pot.