Airports & operations

American Airlines flight AA618 returns to O'Hare after galley smoke report

Last observed 2026-10-17 · Confidence 99%

Canonical event record

What happened

American Airlines Boeing 737-800 flight AA618 returned to Chicago O'Hare and declared an emergency after smoke emerged from a galley trash can. No injuries were reported.

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