A Delta Air Lines airplane with almost 300 passengers onboard caught hearth in one in all its engines after pushing again from the gate at Orlando International Airport on Monday, prompting an emergency slide evacuation, based on the FAA.
The Airbus A330 was set to depart for Atlanta when the engine caught hearth round 11:15 a.m. EDT. The FAA stated it should examine.
The engine hearth is the most recent in a sequence of high-profile aviation incidents which have raised questions on U.S. aviation security, together with the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter close to Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 individuals.
Delta stated Flight 1213 had 282 passengers and 12 crew members and there have been no preliminary studies of accidents. Delta flight crews “followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the tailpipe of one of the aircraft’s two engines were observed.”
A social media person posted a dramatic video of what seemed to be a severe hearth and flames coming from the Airbus airplane and one other video of passengers exiting the airplane by way of a slide.
Orlando International Airport stated in a social media put up that the fireplace occurred on the ramp space and that the airport’s plane rescue and firefighting group promptly responded.
Airbus didn’t instantly remark.
Delta stated upkeep groups will look at the plane and the airline will herald further plane to assist clients attain their last locations on Monday.
In March, an engine on an American Airlines jet caught hearth after the airplane diverted to Denver, forcing the evacuation of passengers onto the wing of the airplane. The engine caught hearth whereas taxiing to the gate.
Source: www.dailysabah.com