Plane undergoes security search 'away from main terminal' near DC after ominous sound reported during flight

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating aft a imaginable information incidental connected Wednesday prompted 91 passengers to evacuate from a Frontier Airlines plane.

Frontier Airlines Flight 4708 from Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport landed safely successful Virginia astatine astir 2:35 p.m. section clip aft the unit reported a imaginable information incident, according to the FAA.

Travelers astatine Dulles International Airport successful Dulles, VA connected October 16, 2024. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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A Frontier Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital successful a connection the level was connected the crushed astatine Dulles Airport "parked distant from the main terminal," portion the craft underwent a precautionary information search.

The incidental stemmed from a "beeping noise" coming from the cargo clasp during the flight, according to a Frontier spokesperson. 

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines signage astatine the Spirit Airlines summons antagonistic astatine Indianapolis International Airport successful Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., connected Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Frontier Group Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Spirit Airlines Inc. for $2.9 cardinal successful currency and stock, uniting 2 ultra-low-cost carriers targeting the recovering U.S. leisure-travel market. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Airports Authority police, occurrence and operations unit responded to the runway, according to a connection from Dulles Airport.

Police inspected and cleared the craft astatine 4:45 p.m.

A Frontier Airlines level prepares to land. (Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images))

Passengers deplaned connected the taxiway via mobile lounge, according to the FAA and Dulles Airport.

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The passengers and their baggage were transported to the main terminal.