NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport.
Delta said that after takeoff the pilots got an alert about the emergency slide on the plane’s right side and heard an unusual sound coming from that area of the Boeing 767 jet, which is listed as having been manufactured in 1990.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the crew reported a vibration.
Pilots declared an emergency so the flight could be be routed quickly back to the airport, and the plane landed and taxied to a gate under its own power, according to the airline.
There were 176 passengers, two pilots and five flight attendants on board the flight, which was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles. Delta said it put passengers on another plane to California.
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A very good day for our united kingdom
Select list of nominees for 2024 Tony Awards
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, police clear a migrant camp near City Hall
Flight attendant reveals why plane passengers should NEVER fall asleep before take off
South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, 'The Rose of Soweto,' dies aged 57
New Jersey and union ask judge to dismiss anti
The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how it would work
Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy
Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space