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    Delta Engine Shut Down; Return to NY


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    Contact photographer David Roura – Iberian Spotters

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from NY to Moscow
    Where: New York
    When: Nov 21, 2010
    Who: 193 passengers, one of whom was Leonardo DiCaprio
    Why: Immediately after takeoff, the plane “lost” the left engine. (I am assuming the pilot shut it down. In spite of alarmist NYT twitters, there was no fire.) A flash on takeoff, and a flame out and smoke were reported by separate crews. The plane had to dump fuel and returned less than an hour later to land in NY with a hundred rescue crew on hand for what appears to be a routine handling of a possible stall.

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    Engine Failure; Delta Boeing Diverts to Ireland


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    Contact photographer Paul Markman

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 Philadelphia to Paris
    Where: Shannon Ireland
    When: November 20, 2010, 6:30 am
    Who: 152 passengers 7 crew
    Why: While over the Atlantic, the right engine developed problems. Pilots shut it down, and diverted to Shannon where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.

    George’s Point of View

    I usually try just to get the facts. But when people read these alerts, it is not just the plane. Like on this flight. Can you imagine being aboard this flight, over the Atlantic—as on the infamous Air France Flight 447—and losing an engine? Can you picture your feelings at the moment you realize the failure, and every moment thereafter, until you were safely on the ground? Even with a capable functioning plane, and competent crew. Even with the knowledge that the plane could afford to shut down an engine. Having to sit politely in your row, and believing on some level, that you were placidly waiting to die while strapped in like a trapped like a Chilean Miner in a snow globe hurtling through space toward who knows what fate? Even if I do not write it, behind these lines, there is always a human element.

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    Two Minneapolis Bird Strikes Turn Flights back to Airport


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    Contact photographer Ricardo Morales – flyAPM

    What: Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Minneapolis to Tampa
    Where: Minneapolis
    When: Nov 19th 2010
    Who: 48 people on board
    Why: After takeoff from Minneapolis, the plane flew through birds. The frame of the plane incurred some damage. They returned to Minneapolis and made a safe landing on one engine. A replacement flight was provided for the passengers. (However, a KARE report said that there was no damage and the same plane left the airport with its passengers at 8:40 pm.)


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    Contact photographer Dan Vincent – New England Airports

    What: Delta/Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 N604CZ performing flight CP-5887/DL-5887 from Minneapolis,MN to Missoula,MT
    Where: Minneapolis
    When: Nov 15th 2010
    Why: After takeoff from Twin Cities International, the plane incurred a bird strike, damaging the nose cone of the plane and one of the engines either quit or was shut down.

    The airport is next to a wild life preserve. The Metropolitan Airport Commission traps Bald Eagles too close to the runway and relocates them; other birds are frightened off by fireworks.

    Goose feathers from this bird strike were sent to the Smithsonian.

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    Delta Flight Diverts to Dallas over Windshield Cracks

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Atlanta to Santa Ana
    Where: Dallas
    When: November 18, 2010
    Why: While en route, the copilot’s windshield developed cracks. The pilots informed passengers that they were making an emergency landing in Dallas; and passengers were able to see the crack for themselves before they left the plane. A replacement Boeing 737 was provided.

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    MD-88 Flight aborted in Hartford


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    Contact photographer Jason Whitebird

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Hartford,CT to Atlanta,GA
    Where: Bradley International Airport, Hartford
    When: Nov 10 2010, 8:00 am
    Why: The Delta flight was on the runway and aborted the takeoff. While on the runway, the plane experienced problems with the left engine and was able to taxi to the terminal under its own steam.

    Passengers were rebooked.

    The specific problem with the engine has not been made public.

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    Drunk Delta Pilot Heads to UK Court

    What: Delta Boeing 737 London to Detroit
    Where: London
    When: Nov 1
    Who: 213 passengers plus pilot George LaPerle
    Why: Scotland Yard took Delta pilot George LaPerle from his plane.

    He was so drunk…(how drunk was he? Five times the pilots legal limit, that’s how drunk.) He was so drunk, he thought his Detroit flight was bound for New York. With him at the controls, he wouldn’t have gotten out of Heathrow much less across the Atlantic.

    LaPerle is suspended by Delta and will be going to court in the UK on Nov 16. Let’s hope for his sake he shows up sober, and already on his ten step plan.

    Filing this one under “pilot error.”

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    Emergency landing in India


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    Contact photographer Dennis Löffler

    What: Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200, en route from Amsterdam to Mumbai
    Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
    When: Nov 4 2010
    Who: 244 passengers
    Why: There are two versions: a call alerted authorities, or a suspicious object was found on the flight. Whatever happened, in any case, the plane made an emergency landing. Passengers were evacuated and a bomb squad searched the plane. Passengers luggage was also searched.

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    Delta Africa Flight Cut Short in NY


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    Contact photographer Mattia Vichi

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York JFK,NY to Accra
    Where: over the Atlantic
    When: Oct 29 2010
    Why: While en route 300 miles out of New York, the plane developed an internal leak in the right engine, and smoke collected in the cabin.

    The pilot descended to a lower altitude and made a safe landing at JFK with rescue services on standby. Passengers did not disembark for nearly two hours.

    Maintenance determined that the oil leak or smoke from an oil leak got into the air conditioning.

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    Threat Called in to Skywest


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    What: Skywest-Delta CRJ-200 commuter jet en route from Helena, Montana to Salt Lake City
    Where: Salt Lake City
    When: October 28, 2010
    Who: 46 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: A bomb threat call claiming there was an incendiary device aboard Skywest-Delta flight 4654 was reported to Skywest at St. George. Law enforcement was notified.

    Bomb-sniffing dogs did not find anything. The call is being traced, and security has been doubled.

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    Injury Delays Flight


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    Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Orlando to Salt Lake City
    Where: Orlando
    When: Oct 27 2010
    Who: 1 injury
    Why: Before takeoff, the plane made a sharp stop while taxiing, injuring one.

    The injury did not prevent takeoff, although there was a short delay while the injured party received treatment.

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    Fargo: Bomb Scare

    What: Delta Airlines/Pinnacle Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Minneapolis, MN to Grand Forks, ND
    Where: Fargo
    When: Oct 17th 2010
    Who: 19 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: While en route, a crew member noticed a passenger tampering with the bathroom fire suppression system. The pilot diverted to Fargo where they made a safe landing. The media reported something “suspicious” and a “bomb scare.” No bomb was found.

    Passengers were taken by bus from Fargo to Grand Forks.

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    Emergency Landing in Atlanta


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    Contact photographer John Padgett

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Atlanta,GA to Baltimore
    Where: Atlanta
    When: Sep 24th 2010
    Who: 112
    Why: After takeoff, when the plane’s nose gear could not be retracted, the crew returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.

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    JFK Emergency Landing

    What: Atlantic Southeast/Delta Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 en route from Atlanta to White Plains, New York
    Where: New York
    When: Sept 25 2010 8:20 pm
    Who: 60 passengers 4 crew
    Why: Approaching White Plains, the crew realized the right landing gear was jammed. The pilots diverted to JFK, and made an emergency landing described as being “a shower of sparks” on the tarmac but no fire ensued. The plane skidded to a stop leaning to one side, after utilizing only 2/3 of the landing gear.

    Passengers rode a bus to terminal three, and told reporters about their terrifying landing, full of praises for the captain and crew. Delta apparently provided a bus to take them to their correct destination.


    Shower of Sparks amateur Video

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    Delta Emergency Landing in Manchester


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    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400 en route from New York to Athens
    Where: Manchester England
    When: Midnight (E.T.)
    Who: 231 passengers and 12 crew
    Why: While en route over the Irish sea, smoke was detected in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Manchester where they made a safe landing.

    Passengers were provided hotel rooms. They would have been able to leave earlier but for an ATC strike in France.http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/air_traffic_control_strike_affecting_traffic_in_and_out_of_france.htm The passengers were scheduled to fly out Friday morning at 8:00 a.m.

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    Delta Emergency Landing in Cape Girardeau

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Atlanta to St. Louis
    Where: Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
    When: Sept 19 2010
    Who: 132 passengers 5 crew
    Why: While en route, smoke was detected in the cabin.

    The plane made a safe landing in Cape Girardeau. The evacuated passengers were taken by bus to St. Louis

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    Delta Diverts to Dayton

    What: Delta/Comair Canadair CRJ-100 en route from Columbus, OH to Minneapolis, MN
    Where: Dayton
    When: Sep 16 2010
    Who: 50 aboard
    Why: After takeoff, the plane alerted that it developed engine problems. Pilots diverted the flight to Dayton, and made a safe landing.

    A few hours later, passengers were provided an alternative flight to Minneapolis.

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    Delta: Disruptive Damsel Disgorged at Detroit


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    Contact photographer Jason Whitebird

    What: Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Detroit to Tampa
    Where: Detroit Metropolitan Airport
    When: September 10, 2010
    Who: 138 passengers and 5 crew, one disruptive passenger
    Why: Half an hour into the flight, a passenger’s disruptive behavior caused the pilot to turn the plane around and return to Detroit. The passenger was removed from the plane but she was not arrested.

    However curious we are, we don’t know exactly what she was doing.

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    Delta Airlines Cautionary Landing in Miami

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Miami to New York City
    Where: Miami
    When: Aug 30 2010
    Who: 142 passengers, 5 crew
    Why: After takeoff, the cabin lost pressure. The flight returned to Miami, made a safe landing, and passengers were booked on an alternative flight.

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    Comair Machinists withdraw from FAA’s ASAP

    Delta Air Lines regional subsidiary of Machinists at Comair have withdrawn from the ASAP program, a 2008 initiative between the machinists union, Comair and the FAA was designed to identify potential aircraft maintenance-related safety issues and develop corrective action.

    However, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) describe the ambitious program as dysfuntional, as Comair’s anti-collaborative procedure is to take action against union members who submitted voluntary reports.

    The official press release is below:

    Machinists Withdraw From Comair ASAP Program

    Mon. August 02, 2010
    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today announced it has withdrawn from the maintenance Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) at Delta Air Lines’ regional subsidiary Comair.

    “We have discussed the problems with this dysfunctional program with both Comair and the FAA for months.” said IAM District 142 President Tom Higginbotham. “We no longer have any faith that this program will ever be managed according to the regulations.”

    The ASAP program, a joint initiative between the Machinists Union, Comair and the FAA in place since 2008, was designed to identify potential aircraft maintenance-related safety issues and develop corrective actions to improve air transportation safety. The program is dependant upon technicians submitting reports which are then reviewed by an Event Review Committee (ERC) comprised of FAA, Comair and Machinists Union representatives. The ERC then identifies any problems or systemic issues and develop corrective solutions to prevent a future reoccurrence.

    The ASAP program is designed to take place without the reporting technician having to fear any punitive or disciplinary actions. Comair has taken actions against Machinist Union members who have submitted voluntary reports, contrary to the letter and spirit of the FAA’s ASAP program. Additionally, Comair has failed to provide a collaborative environment needed for an effective program to work.

    “We should not have to wait for an accident to occur before addressing safety issues,” said Higginbotham. “We are disappointed that Comair failed to take this program, which is effective and runs well at over 35 other carriers, seriously.”

    IAM District 142 represents 530 Comair Mechanic and Related employees in Cincinnati, OH; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham, NC and Detroit, MI. More information about the IAM at Comair is available at www.iamdl142.org.
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    Delta Lands with Flat

    What: Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 en route from Atlanta to Oregon
    Where: Atlanta International Airport
    When: July 22 2010
    Who: 160 passengers and 6 crew
    Why: On takeoff, the Delta jet blew a tire. The pilots returned to Atlanta and made a safe landing after circling in a holding pattern for an hour to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked safely and were booked on alternative flights.

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    Flight Attendant Injured in Clear Air Turbulence.

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Guam to Tokyo
    Where: Tokyo
    When: Jul 15th 2010
    Who: 192 passengers and 10 crew
    Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence over the Atlantic.
    A flight attendant was injured between Guam and Tokyo, about 100 minutes before landing in Tokyo. The plane made a safe landing in Tokyo


    Satellite photo of area annotated by A.H.

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    Delta Diversion to Goose Bay


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    Contact photographer Bruno Bevivino – Roma Spotters Club

    What: Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Portland, OR to Amsterdam
    Where: Atlantic Ocean
    When: Jul 6th 2010
    Who: 236 passengers
    Why: While en route south of Greenland, the plane’s pressurization system developed problems, and the pilot decided to divert to Goose Bay, landing safely at Goose Bay about an hour before their scheduled landing in Amsterdam. A replacement jet (Boeing) was provided for the passengers so that 22 hours later, they arrived in Amsterdam safely. The original Airbus was relegated to maintenance and repaired.

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    Delta Loses Generator; Cautionary Landing in Buffalo


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    Contact photographer Agustin Anaya

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 en route from Boston to Minneapolis
    Where: Buffalo
    When: Jul 2nd 2010
    Who: 144 people aboard
    Why: While west of Buffalo, the flight notified Buffalo ATC that they were down to one generator. The flight diverted to Buffalo on one generator and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative transportation.