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Posted: Thursday, December 27th, 2007 1:35 PM HST

Windshield crack forces Hawaii-bound plane back to L.A.

By Associated Press

LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) _ A United Airlines flight headed to Kauai had to return to Los Angeles when the pilot reported a crack in the windshield 45 minutes after taking off. United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy says the 140 passengers on board took another United flight and arrived on Kauai nearly five hours late, at about 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCarthy says it's unclear what caused the crack. It didn't affect air pressure in the cabin of the Boeing 757. McCarthy apologized to the passengers for the inconvenience. (Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)