Thursday, February 3, 2000

PORTLAND

Airliner headed for Tokyo lands after cockpit alert

A Delta Airlines flight bound for Tokyo made an unscheduled landing yesterday at Portland International Airport after a cockpit warning system indicated a problem with hydraulic system.

The MD-11, carrying 104 passengers and 12 crew members, took off about 11 a.m. from Los Angeles and landed at 2:04 p.m. in Portland without incident, said Tracey Bowen, a Delta spokeswoman.

Mechanics checked the airplane for problems and found none.

The passengers were to be put up in hotels overnight and will resume their flight to Tokyo today. Port of Portland and Delta officials said the "diversionary landing" was routine.

Flight 79 usually hugs the West Coast and flies near Portland before turning west over the Pacific Ocean, said Suzanne Miller, general manager of marketing for the port.

KING COUNTY

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-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), February 03, 2000