DL 2412 Loses a Wing Panel
Mar 16, 2014, 5:46 pm
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DL 2412 Loses a Wing Panel
Currently sitting in the ATL A17 Skyclub and just watch a 752 approach a gate under its own power with a fire truck and several other emergency vehicles following it. They are still there some 10 minutes later with several personnel on an empty catering elevator at the rear door looking at the rudder and stabilizers with flashlights. Anyone have any info?
Mar 16, 2014, 7:29 pm
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Currently sitting in the ATL A17 Skyclub and just watch a 752 approach a gate under its own power with a fire truck and several other emergency vehicles following it. They are still there some 10 minutes later with several personnel on an empty catering elevator at the rear door looking at the rudder and stabilizers with flashlights. Anyone have any info?
Mar 16, 2014, 7:56 pm
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DL2412 (MCO-ATL) did have an emergency landing in ATL today. A panel literally flew off the wing and probably hit that area.
Pic Here
http://imgur.com/59oQPGZ
Pic Here
http://imgur.com/59oQPGZ
Mar 16, 2014, 7:58 pm
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Found this post on reddit just now; DL2412, a 757, lost a wing panel during flight from MCO-ATL. Not sure if this is the plane you saw, but the timing is close.
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comment...ght_the_whole/
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comment...ght_the_whole/
Mar 16, 2014, 10:08 pm
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Just sat next to a couple on ATL-ATW who were on this flight heading into ATL. Happened to be sitting right at the window viewing the situation, showed me pics they took with their tablet. It's all legit...100 on the sphincter/pucker meter, yep.
Mar 16, 2014, 10:21 pm
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Mar 16, 2014, 10:34 pm
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News outlets finally picked it up: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/photo/de...-flight-n54306
Mar 17, 2014, 1:08 am
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I'm not sure if this has been discussed on here or not, but isn't Delta's ..unwillingness to invest in new aircraft a thought in anyone's mind when issues like this occur?
Mar 17, 2014, 3:56 am
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And where is the unwillingness??? 100 B739, 10 A321, 10 A333, 18 B788, and just issued a RFP for more widebodies.
Delta has one of if not the best aircraft maintenance programs in the industry.
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Mar 17, 2014, 6:13 am
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