An American Airlines flight had to return to Bradley Airport shortly after takeoff Friday afternoon, according to the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA).
Flight 1379 departed Bradley shortly before 2:30 p.m. bound for Charlotte, North Carolina when the crew reported an issue in-flight.
The pilot told air traffic controllers they had a landing gear malfunction and they wanted to come back to the airport, according to air traffic control audio from LiveATC.net.
The Airbus 320 returned to Bradley and landed safely at 2:48 p.m., the CAA said.
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The aircraft was briefly inspected before taxiing to the gate.
The incident did not impact airport operations.
