The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Delta Flight 520 “returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at approximately 8:35 a.m. local time on Friday, April 26, after the crew reported vibrations.” The FAA is investigating the incident.
One of the passengers told NPR that he heard a very loud noise that made it difficult to hear the crew’s announcement. That’s why they were so scared.
“After the aircraft landed safely and reached the gate, it was discovered that the emergency chute had separated from the aircraft,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement. The flight crew noted “an indication related to the emergency exit slide from the right wing as well as a sound from near the right wing”.
This Boeing 767-332ER has been flying since 1990; 33 years is not a little, but he had the documents until 2028, adds NPR.
Another Boeing 767 had the same problem last year, when he was flying into Chicago from Switzerland – the slide hit a residential area, ending up in Patrick Devitt’s backyard. In 2016, the same thing happened to the same type at Phoenix Airport and in 2019 at Logan Airport in Boston, ABC 7 wrote.
The Boeing company has been in trouble for the past few months, with reports of similar incidents and theft of quality controls in production multiplying. CEO Dave Calhoun intends to resign at the end of the year.
