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A United Airlines passenger reportedly dropped his laptop in the cargo hold, forcing pilots to turn around

The mishap occurred on Oct. 15 after the Boeing 767 departed Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C.

"I’ve never heard anything like that before. Good story to tell at the pilot lounge," an air traffic controller says in a recording obtained by YouTube channel You can see ATC

A United Airlines flight heading to Rome turned around after a passenger reportedly dropped their laptop and could not grab it.

According to FlightAware , United Flight 126 departed Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., at 10:22 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Oct. 15. When the aircraft was about 100 miles southeast of Boston, the pilots called into local air traffic control to request

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