Malaysia Airlines flight has autopilot defect

Published September 14, 2014 5:43am ET



KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysia Airlines flight to India returned to Kuala Lumpur early Sunday due to an autopilot defect shortly after takeoff.

The captain turned back as a precaution and the defect didn’t affect the safety of the aircraft or passengers, the airline said.

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