After taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing back at the airport on Friday morning due to an emergency slide that separated from the Boeing 767, according to the company. Nobody could find the slide, yet.
A Delta representative told NPR in a statement on Friday afternoon, "It was observed that the emergency slide had separated from the aircraft after the aircraft had safely landed and proceeded to a gate."Delta Flight 520 "returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York around 8:35 a.m. local time on Friday, April 26, after the crew reported a vibration," according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA will look at it.
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An airline representative for Delta stated that the company "is fully supporting retrieval efforts and will fully cooperate in investigations."
The flight crew had seen a "flight deck indication related to the right-wing emergency exit slide, as well as a sound from near the right wing," according to a previous statement from Delta.
FlightAware, a flight tracking website, states that the aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 supplied to Delta in 1990, had to return to JFK around one hour into the journey. The plane was headed to Los Angeles International Airport.
FlightAware, a flight tracking website, states that the aircraft, a Boeing 767-300 supplied to Delta in 1990, had to return to JFK around one hour into the journey. The plane was headed to Los Angeles International Airport.
While the jet was still in flight, a passenger who wished to remain anonymous told NPR that there was an extremely loud noise emanating from the aircraft, making it difficult to hear announcements coming from the cockpit.
The traveller told NPR that the encounter left them feeling "overwhelmed" and "really scared".
The traveller told NPR that the encounter left them feeling "overwhelmed" and "really scared".
FlightAware imagery shows that the aircraft circled the tristate region before landing back at JFK.
In its first comment to NPR, Delta stated, "As nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, Delta flight crews enacted their extensive training and followed procedures to return to JFK." According to the airline, in order to get permission to return to JFK, the flight crew reported an emergency to air traffic control. The aircraft then made a safe landing and drove itself to a gate, according to the statement.
In its first comment to NPR, Delta stated, "As nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, Delta flight crews enacted their extensive training and followed procedures to return to JFK." According to the airline, in order to get permission to return to JFK, the flight crew reported an emergency to air traffic control. The aircraft then made a safe landing and drove itself to a gate, according to the statement.
NPR was informed by Delta that the aircraft's pressurisation was operating normally. It stated that the aircraft has been taken out of service and would be carefully inspected.
The typical lifespan of an aircraft is thirty years, according to Flexport, a worldwide logistics workflow firm, before it is retired. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft involved in the incident on Friday is around 34 years old, and its previous expiration date was May 2028.
"We will wait for Delta to comment," a Boeing representative stated.
The same aeroplane, Boeing 767-300 aeroplane 520 from JFK to LAX, had to make an emergency landing in Utah in June of last year due to technical issues that arose on board.
The typical lifespan of an aircraft is thirty years, according to Flexport, a worldwide logistics workflow firm, before it is retired. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft involved in the incident on Friday is around 34 years old, and its previous expiration date was May 2028.
"We will wait for Delta to comment," a Boeing representative stated.
The same aeroplane, Boeing 767-300 aeroplane 520 from JFK to LAX, had to make an emergency landing in Utah in June of last year due to technical issues that arose on board.
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