ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Delta flight (click here) from
Orlando, Fla., landed safely in Atlanta after declaring an emergency
because a part of the plane’s wing was missing.
The Federal Aviation Administration says
Flight 2412 landed about 7:10 p.m. Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport. The airplane, a Boeing 757, stopped on the runway
and was towed to the gate.
After the flight landed, Delta officials told
the FAA that a four-foot by eight-foot panel from one of the airplane’s
wings was missing.
The FAA is investigating. There was no word from Delta on how many passengers were on the plane. No injuries were reported.
Last week it was a Southwest Airlines Flight 345's nose gear and now this. Are the airlines trying to do with less mechanics these days? Or are the repairs so odd they rarely are noticed? Either way it is not acceptable to have these 'oops' events to occur. If these are accepted as routine then what won't be?
