Another Boeing scare on a plane crammed with passengers 30,000 feet into the air.
A flight of Delta Air Lines from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Salt Lake City on Monday with great caution following a warning about a possible problem with one of the Boeing 757 engines.
A Delta spokesman told FOX News that flight 2123 at Salt Lake City International Airport “landed safely without incident and helped to the gate without assistance”.
“We are working to accommodate customers on a later flight,” the airline added. “We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience.”
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, there were 128 people on board the Boeing 757 and that there were no injuries.
NTSB PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION TO UNITED FLIGHT WITH EXPLOITATION OF MOTOR DAMAGES OF BLADE DAMAGE
The emergency landing comes days after an aerial blast forced a Boeing 777 plane from Denver to Honolulu to make an emergency landing.
After the right engine burst into flames and burst into flames, United Flight 328 quickly lost altitude and dumped large chunks of hood and fiber fibers on the northern neighborhoods of Colorado. According to authorities, no injuries were reported to the 231 passengers and ten crew members on board the plane or on the ground where debris fell.
An investigation into the incident by the National Transportation Safety Council continues.
FAA DEMANDS NODE INSPECTION OF SELECTED BOEING 777s AFTER MIDAIR EXPLOSION
On Sunday, Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson ordered the agency’s aviation safety experts to issue an emergency airworthiness directive, which “requires immediate or intensified inspections of Boeing 777 aircraft with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines.”
Boeing recommended that a suspension of the 697 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines be suspended until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol. ‘
Pratt & Whitney said in a statement that they were “actively coordinating with operators and regulators to support the revised inspection interval of the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines operating Boeing 777 aircraft.”
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United Airlines, the only US operator with the type of engine in its fleet, said it would land the aircraft in question immediately.
“Immediately and out of an abundance of caution, we are voluntarily and temporarily removing 24 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 Series engines from our schedule,” a UK spokesman told FOX News. “As we are exchanging aircraft, we expect only a small number of customers to be inconvenienced.”
In addition to its 24 active aircraft, United has 28 additional Boeing 777s in storage.
“Safety remains our top priority – for our employees and our customers,” the spokesman added. “That’s why our pilots and flight attendants take part in extensive training to prepare and manage incidents such as United Flight 328. And we remain proud of their professionalism and steadfast commitment to safety in our daily operations and in such emergencies.”
The FAA said it was also aware that the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau had instructed commanders equipped with these types of engines to stop flying in Japan until further notice. A Japan Airlines flight taking off from Naha Airport in Okinawa to Haneda Airport in Tokyo made an emergency landing in December for similar Boeing 777 engine problems.