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Airplane makes emergency landing at Ford International Airport

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It was a long night for some passengers on board an American Airlines flight as it had to make a emergency landing Friday night.

American Airlines flight 1580 originated from Chicago O'Hare International Airport around 8:30 and was bound for Buffalo, New York when the pilots reported possible smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency.

The plane landed in Grand Rapids around 10:30. Passengers got on another plane and departed Grand Rapids around 12:20 Saturday morning, the flight arrived safely in Buffalo just after 1:30 Saturday morning.

It's not clear if there was smoke in the cockpit.

Airport officials told FOX 17 around 170 passengers were on board. No injuries were reported

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