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Chicago-To-NYC United Flight Diverts To Pittsburgh Over Suspected Device

Searches by FBI bomb technicians with local police found no explosive device.

Overview

  • United Airlines Flight 2092, which departed Chicago for New York, diverted to Pittsburgh on Saturday after the crew reported a potential security threat.
  • The pilots reported a repetitive beeping item onboard and told controllers they would treat it as a possible bomb.
  • The Boeing 737 transmitted code 7700 during the diversion, which alerts air traffic control to a general in‑flight emergency.
  • After landing around 11:45 a.m. local time, all 159 passengers and six crew evacuated via emergency slides with no injuries reported.
  • FBI Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Police Bomb Squad conducted EOD and K9 sweeps with negative results, and United later operated a delayed continuation to LaGuardia.