Houston-bound United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Phoenix

PHOENIX — A United Airlines flight that was heading to Houston from Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Phoenix on Tuesday due to a mechanical problem.

A spokesperson for the airline told KTAR News 92.3 FM in an email that flight 2276 made a safe landing and customers were able to deplane normally. There were no injuries reported.

“We are working to get our customers to their final destination as soon as possible,” the statement read.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor told KTAR News the Boeing 737 landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport around 8:10 a.m.

Airport spokesman Gregory E. Roybal told KTAR News that the emergency landing did not affect other flights.

According to FlightAware, the aircraft was set to take off from Sky Harbor to Houston around 10 a.m.

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