A Delta Airlines Jet Made An Emergency Landing In Los Angeles
Jan 14, 2015, 00:58 IST
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Delta Airlines flight 2116 made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after a mid-air mechanical scare forced the flight to turn around in flight.
The Boeing 757-200 - registration N757AT- was headed to Minneapolis when pilots reported a "mechanical emergency" reports KTLA.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the flight took off from LAX Tuesday morning at around 8:30 AM local time with 146 passengers and 6 crew on board. The 30-year old Boeing jet soon reported a mechanical problem and was forced to turn back. The aircraft spent about and an hour circling over the Pacific Ocean southwest of LA before making a touching down successfully.
Delta released the following statement:
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