DL4108 3/2: in flight mechanical problems, return, hard landing
Mar 2, 2016, 7:42 am
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DL4108 3/2: in flight mechanical problems, return, hard landing
My fiancée is aboard - apparently landed hard enough there were a few injuries and ambulance came to meet the plane.
Anyone know anything more?
Anyone know anything more?
Mar 2, 2016, 8:16 am
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Details? Route? Airport where the landing occurred? Aircraft type? Which DL Connection carrier?
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Mar 2, 2016, 11:07 am
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From Flight Aware data it seems took off around 9:00am from JFK, then landed back at JFK ~9:35am. Took off again at around 11am and completed flight to RDU.
May be there's a flyer talker on board.. or OP can post more details from his fiancée.
May be there's a flyer talker on board.. or OP can post more details from his fiancée.
Mar 2, 2016, 8:18 pm
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Fine and this information is probably available if one checks flight status on delta.dumb, but I don't think the OP should expect others here to do "research" to make sense of the OP. In particular, one shouldn't assume that people have DL's flight numbers memorized or even unusual airport codes.
Mar 2, 2016, 8:26 pm
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Looks like Endeavor Air.
Mar 2, 2016, 8:49 pm
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If it was a hard landing then there may have been an issue with the flaps/slats. If flaps/slats are inoperative you will have to conduct the approach and landing at a higher speed since you won't have the extra lift that is usually provided.
Mar 2, 2016, 9:08 pm
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Fine and this information is probably available if one checks flight status on delta.dumb, but I don't think the OP should expect others here to do "research" to make sense of the OP. In particular, one shouldn't assume that people have DL's flight numbers memorized or even unusual airport codes.
Mar 3, 2016, 12:14 am
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Mar 3, 2016, 2:16 am
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Flightaware squished it all into one flight, but the altitude graph reveals it was two.
Mar 3, 2016, 4:54 am
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Had this happen landing at LHR two weeks ago - on approach, pilot made the announcement the flaps were not working so to expect a hard/fast landing and not be alarmed with emergency vehicles standing by on 27L. Thankfully, it seemed like a normal landing.
Mar 4, 2016, 11:03 am
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Mar 4, 2016, 11:58 am
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I know, I could have just skipped it.
Mar 4, 2016, 12:19 pm
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As this incident happened a few days ago, the aircraft has been identified and all that is left on the thread is snark and responses to snark, I am locking this one up.
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