What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Diego to Atlanta Where: Los Angeles When: Jul 25th 2012 Who: 259 passengers, eight crew Why: The flight was en route to Atlanta but when the landing gear did not retract, pilots diverted to Los Angeles.
They made a safe landing at 12:30 pm. No one was injured, and passengers were provided alternative flights.
Delta Airlines is going to lease 88 former AirTran Airways Boeing 717 jets from Southwest Airlines. SW took over AirTran Airways in 2011.
These planes are about to undergo a $100 million face lift. Southwest plans to replace the jets with bigger ones. The changes include the outdoor livery, and revamping the interiors.
The jets will allow Delta to retire 50-seat regional jets which are unprofitable due to fuel costs.
In George’s Point of View
Hope they spend some of that budget on making sure the engines and on board systems are up to speed!
What: Delta en route from Minneapolis to St Louis Where: Eastern Iowa Airport When: July 11, 2012, 6 pm Who: 150 aboard Why: The Delta flight was en route from Minneapolis to St Louis when it lost an engine. Pilots diverted to Cedar Rapids Iowa and made a safe landing.
Johnson and Linn County fire crews were reported as first responders. No injuries were reported.
What: Delta flight en route from Puerto Rico to Atlanta Where: Palm Beach International Airport. When: July 8, 2012 Who: 180 passengers Why: After an odor was detected in the cockpit, pilots diverted to Palm Beach and made a safe emergency landing. 120 passengers were rerouted, and sixty were picked up by a replacement flight.
What: Delta Boeing 767-300 en route from Salt Lake City to Paris Where: Salt Lake International Airport When: June 16, 2012. 7 pm Who: 198 aboard Why: On takeoff from salt Lake City, a left tire on the Delta flight blew. Pilots circled, performed a flyby and dumped fuel before they made a safe landing.
The plane was examined in the hanger, and passengers returned home when the flight was cancelled.
Pilots shut down the affected engine due to “mechanical problems” and diverted to Sky Harbor Airport where they made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.
The flight landed 45 minutes after American Airlines Flight 510 (at 2:30) returned to Phoenix for a warning indication.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from New York to Los Angeles,CA Where: New York When: Apr 19th 2012 Who: 172 passengers and 7 crew Why: After taking off from JFK, the plane had a bird strike. A bird was ingested by a right engine, which caused an engine failure. Pilots informed ATC.
Passengers feared the worst as they saw the birds, heard the impact and smelled the smoke, but the cool headed pilot was able to make a visual landing while flying on one engine.
Matthew Kroll, told reporters”We were taking off and two seconds off the ground, the whole plane shutters and you hear this low growl. Then you smell the smoke in the cabin. People were relatively calm because it happened about three second after take-off. Everyone saw what happened and you could smell it. It was more dead bird than smoke. The pilot came out and said we have to circle back. It took about four minutes and we were back on the runway.”
The bird strike was taped by a passenger and has been incorporated into the reports below:
I doubt that April is any worse a month for medical emergencies, but just to give you a snapshot at how common it is—at least this past week—
April 5 American Airlines New York to Buenos Aires Diverted to Caracas Venezuela with a sick man-
April 6 (April 5-6) Cathay Pacific Chicago-Hong Kong An undisclosed medical emergency occurred; flight diverted to Anchorage for the medical emergency. (The flight had a second diversion, probably for a crew change before arriving at their destination.)
April 7 Air New Zealand London to LAX A diabetic ten year old boy received assistance from crew as pilots diverted to Minneapolis. The boy was hospitalized in Minneapolis.
April 8 Egyptair Cairo to Nigeria Infant became ill; crew returned to Cairo and made a safe landing. The infant was hospitalized.
April 9 Delta Japan- Honolulu passenger suffered an attack 2 hours outside of Honolulu; cabin crew and nurse/passenger attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation but pronounced DOA.
April 10 LAN Airlines Santiago to Arica male passenger suffered a stroke. A doctor provided first aid; Flight diverted to Copiapo where the passenger was hospitalized.
In George’s Point of View
These medical incidents really don’t differ from how many we usually see–maybe its just spring fever, but I’m just sayin’…make sure you’re a-ok before you set foot on board!
What: Delta Boeing 737 Where: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport When: Mar 13, 2013 Who: Crew Why: As mechanics were testing the engine of a Delta Boeing 737 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the plane developed braking problems. The jet ended at an awkward angle on a hill just off a runway.
The jet sustained damage but none of the mechanics were injured.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Serdar Yorulmaz What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Chicago to Paris
Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Paris to New York over Prestwick
Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Germany over Canada
Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Dublin to New York (ferry flight) Where: Atlantic When: Feb 17th, 18th and 19, 2012 Who: Why: While en route between Chicago and Paris, the plane’s transponder failed.
The same thing occurred on the Paris-New York flight on Feb 18;
and on the New York to Frankfurt flight on Feb 18 over Canada;
and on the Dublin to New York flight on Feb 19.
There has obviously been a problem here.
The transponder code (or “squawk code”) or altitude information is designed to help air traffic controllers to identify the aircraft and to maintain separation. The plane can fly without it, but what if the safety space is breached and there is an incident?
At least the last flight was a ferry flight, and on landing, the transponder is replaced, or whatever underlying factor that is causing this is corrected! The MEL (Minimum Equipment List) does have parameters for this.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Los Angeles to Detroit Where: Detroit When: Feb 18th 2012 Who: 2 injured Why: The flight was on approach to Detroit and flew into turbulence.
A passenger and a flight attendant were injured.
The flight landed safely in Detroit. The flight attendant was hospitalized.
What: Delta Airlines/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-440 en route from New York JFK,NY to Lewisburg,WV Where: New York When: Jan 21st 2012, 3:00 pm Who: 4 passengers and 3 crew Why: On takeoff from JFK, the cockpit developed smoke.
Pilots put on their oxygen masks and reported smoke in the cockpit. ATC had to negotiate the flight’s return with other flights coming and going, but managed to get them back on the ground about twelve minutes after takeoff.
By the time maintenance examined the plane, smoke had dispersed. The smoke is being attributed to fluid burn-off.
Passengers were provided alternative transportation.
This week an article in Business Week discussed cost-cutting measures that might be taken by Pinnacle after a 12% decline following the 2009 Colgan Air crash and a $1.89 million fine from the FAA over unfinished flight attendant training.
What: Delta Airlines/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Wilkes-Barre,PA to Detroit,MI Where: Elmira When: Jan 19th 2012 Who: 41 passengers and 3 crew Why: After takeoff, the flight developed hydraulic issues.
Pilots diverted to Elmira. However, the hydraulic problem was exacerbated by a flaps problem, leading to an aborted landing and a fly by.
What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Portland Where: Albany When: Jan 18th 2012 Who: 51 passengers and 3 crew Why: While en route, the plane developed problems with the fuel gauge.
Pilots diverted to Albany where they made a safe landing. The problem took two hours to repair, and the flight resumed.
What: Delta Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Costa Rica Where: Tampa International Airport When: January 15, 2011 7:34 p.m Who: 2 unruly passengers Why: When Peter and Gabriele Strohmaier of Dusseldorf, Germany demanded champagne and food and refused to sit down, pilots made an emergency stop in Tampa and dropped them off.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Prague Where: Prague When: Jan 14th 2012 Why: On approach to Prague, the plane developed a flaps problem. Pilots could not correct the problem, and aborted the landing. Still unable to correct, the flight made a fast landing with emergency services on standby.
Apparently the problem was fixed, as the plane only was an hour late on its return flight.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Managua to Atlanta,GA Where: Atlanta When: Jan 2nd 2012 Who: 1 injured Why: On approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence. A flight attendant was injured about a quarter of an hour before landing. There’s no indication if the turbulence was due to weather or wake turbulence.
What: Delta/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit,MI to Quebec Where: Quebec When: Dec 10th 2011 Who: 45 aboard Why: On approach to Quebec, the pilots received a flaps fault.
The pilots aborted the approach. After declaring emergency, the pilots reset the flap system and made a second approach, landing safely.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Seattle,WA Where: Kansas City When: Dec 15th 2011 Who: 163 aboard Why: The flight was well underway when passengers and crew smelled smoke in the cabin.
Pilots diverted to Kansas City Missouri, where they made a safe landing.
A KING 5 News employee was a passenger aboard the flight and posted on twitter that everyone was ok.
The problem was repaired, and the plane was re-boarded, continuing on to its destination.
What: Delta flight en route from Kansas City to Detroit Where: Kansas City When: Dec 6, 2011 Who: 73 aboard Why: The Delta flight took off but after about twenty minutes, the flight became rocky and turbulent.
The pilots had to shut down the right engine after it lost power; then they returned to the airport to make a safe landing.
What: Chautauqua Embraer ERJ-145/Delta Airlines en route from Asheville,NC to New York Where: La Guardia airport, New York When: Nov 16th 2011 Why: By now, everyone has probably heard about this:
A captain who was locked in the airplane’s bathroom gave a passenger a security code to inform the co-pilot.
But when the co-pilot heard the passenger’s heavy accent, he told ATC “the captain has disappeared in the back and I have someone with a big foreign accent trying to access the cockpit.” ATC urged him to land ASAP.
The situation was resolved before the plane landed, and fortunately before the fighter jets were deployed.
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Atlanta Where: Atlanta When: Nov 13th 2011 Who: 1 injury Why: While on approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence.
One person was injured.
The flight made a safe landing, and no other injuries were reported.
What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Atlanta to Charlotte Where: Atlanta When: Nov 10th 2011 Why: Delta flight took off normally but once in the air, the engine seems to have caught fire (according to passengers who heard an explosion and saw sparks.) No fire was officially reported.
The right hand engine poured smoke into the cabin but no fire.
Pilots were able to gain altitude to turn minus one engine, and to make a safe landing in Atlanta. Passengers disembarked, and were provided pizza and alternative flights. At least one passenger would have preferred alcohol to pizza.
What: Delta Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Seattle Where: Great Falls International Airport When: October 23, 2011, 12:30 pm Who: 177 passengers, 1 emergency Why: While en route, a passenger aboard flight 129 became unconscious.
The pilots diverted to Great Falls where they made an emergency landing, and delivered the passenger to an ambulance which took her to Benefits Health System, facilitated by the Montana Air National Guard Fire Department.
What: Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Flint Michigan to Atlanta Georgia Where: Cincinnati When: Oct 18, 2011 Who: 130 passengers, 6 crew Why: While en route, the cabin began to smell “smokey.” The crew diverted to Cincinnati where they made a safe landing. They disembarked, and were able to leave Cincinnati around noon. The cause of the smokey smell was not released.
