Pilot misinterprets noise, causes alarm on airplane

A SkyWest flight from Omaha to Los Angeles made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff due to a malfunction in the intercom system, which prevented flight attendants from communicating with the cockpit. The captain, mistaking the sound of crew members banging on the cockpit door for a potential break-in, returned to Eppley Airfield, where it was confirmed that no security incident occurred.

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