Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20120809:10:01:00
The landing gear telling the plane it is on the ground not flying. turning off pressurization and the autopilot. >> if it thinks it's on the ground, it's going to want to pull the throttles all the way back. so there's no more thrust out of the engines. >> reporter: alaska air says a backup system immediately restored air pressure in the cabin. oxygen masks were never deployed. and the pilots took the flight controls. >> systems are not working properly you need to know how to manually fly the airplane and bring it back safely. >> reporter: and just like that, the pilots took control. flying t...