Incident in New York
Boeing plane loses emergency slide during flight
April 27, 2024, 1:59 p.m
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The list of parts that Boeing aircraft lose during flight is getting longer and longer. But fortunately the incident in New York also went smoothly. However, there is no trace of the lost emergency slide.
Shortly after takeoff on Friday, another Boeing aircraft lost a part. As the news agencies AP and Reuters report, an emergency slide came off on a Delta Air Lines plane. The pilots felt a vibration in the aircraft and then turned back. The plane landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, from which it had also taken off.
The airline Delta said that after takeoff, the pilots received a warning about the emergency slide on the right side of the aircraft and heard an unusual noise coming from that area of the Boeing 767 jet. The pilots are said to have then declared a state of emergency so that the flight could be quickly returned to the airport. The plane, built in 1990, landed and taxied to a gate under its own power, the airline said.
There are said to have been 176 passengers, two pilots and five flight attendants on board the plane, which was supposed to fly to Los Angeles. Delta reportedly said the passengers had transferred to another plane to California. The damaged aircraft was taken out of service for further examination. They are working with the investigators and are still looking for the missing slide. The events are currently being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency said.
The incident is one of the most recent series of mishaps at aircraft manufacturer Boeing. At the beginning of January, a fuselage part that simply broke off during the flight from a new 737 MAX 9 aircraft caused a stir. Miraculously, none of the passengers were harmed. The Alaska Airlines plane was able to land safely. At the beginning of March, another Boeing 777 lost a tire shortly after takeoff. Several cars were damaged. A month later, a 737-800 aircraft had to turn back because the cowling of an engine came off during takeoff and hit a wing flap.