A Justice Department plane carrying prisoners took off from Oklahoma City on Tuesday morning and came right back again after smoke was reported in the passenger section, The Oklahoman reported.
The aircraft landed without incident only minutes after takeoff, and no one was injured, an airport spokeswoman, Karen Carney, told the newspaper. About 150 people were on the twin-engine jetliner, but it was not known how many were prisoners, or where the prisoners were destined.
The prisoners remained on the plane while the problem was investigated. The DOJ was sending another plane to Oklahoma City to take the prisoners to their destination.
The incident was the second involving a DOJ aircraft in less than a month. About three weeks ago, a DOJ craft had to set down on Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey because of a fuel line malfunction. No one was injured.
