American Airlines flight forced to divert after passenger tries to open cockpit door

American flight forced to divert after passenger tries to open cockpit door Unruly passenger tries to open cockpit door

An unruly passenger attempted to enter the cockpit of an American Airlines plane on Sunday, forcing the scheduled flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., to divert to Kansas City, the airline said.

"He's trying to get in the cockpit," the pilot told air traffic controllers. "We've got four passengers now trying to contain this gentleman."

According to accounts from those on board, passengers held the man and eventually a flight attendant used a coffee pot to subdue him as the plane descended.

"We have two armed people on board that are securing him right now," the pilot explained.