Delta 767 Return to JFK After Slide Separates in Flight
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Delta 767 Return to JFK After Slide Separates in Flight
A Delta Air Lines flight that departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City was forced to make an emergency return to the airport Friday morning after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said. A search for the slide was ongoing.
Full story here: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/12474...-emergency-jfk
Full story here: https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/12474...-emergency-jfk
I can't understand why it happened around the time of take-off rather than when getting closer to landing. Because as we all know:
"You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away"
"You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away"
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Evidently this has happened before on B767s
A United flight landing at O'Hare in July 2023 lost a slide also another Delta flight heading for Logan in 2019. In both cases, the slides separated from the aircraft before landing.
Delta Logan 2019
United O'Hare July 2023
Delta Logan 2019
United O'Hare July 2023
Dibs.
Perhaps Amtrak will use this in ads for taking the train between NY and Boston.
Travel from your door to your destination is about as fast, they don’t charge extra for a second piece of luggage, and parts don’t fall off.
Travel from your door to your destination is about as fast, they don’t charge extra for a second piece of luggage, and parts don’t fall off.
It's probably worth noting that - while not common place - losing a slide in flight isn't particularly rare either. I used to see 21.3 reports maybe once or twice a year regarding slide losses.
IIRC, the most common reason is some mis-rigging causes the slide to deploy with the various vibrations and such of flight (especially in turbulence).
IIRC, the most common reason is some mis-rigging causes the slide to deploy with the various vibrations and such of flight (especially in turbulence).
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The 767 overwing slide comes out of a separate door (cover) in the fuselage below the exit. Quite possible for this cover to come open without the overwing exit opening.
The 767 overwing slide comes out of a separate door (cover) in the fuselage below the exit. Quite possible for this cover to come open without the overwing exit opening.
as a general rule of thumb, anytime you are airborne is ‘before landing’.
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https://nypost.com/2024/04/29/busine...-suing-boeing/
The emergency slide that fell off a Delta flight departing from JFK Airport on Friday was found two days later — washed up in front of the beachside house of a lawyer whose firm happens to be suing Boeing over safety issues, The Post has learned.
“My neighbor called the FAA hotline and they are closed on Sundays,” Bissell-Linsk said. “So he just called Delta.”
8. PROCEDURES. These procedures apply to the Administrator's and Consumer Hotlines. a. FAA employees may contact the Administrator's Hotline by calling 202-267-9532. Consumers may contact the Consumer Hotline by calling 1-800-322-7873 or by accessing the FAA web site. The normal hours of operation for the Hotline Operations Program are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. After 4 p.m., callers may leave voice mail messages and request return calls on the next business day.
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The other shoe is that planes depart over their beach house. Just a toe in the water to file a class action for every person under the flight path of any commercial airline.
[The Attorney added that when they initially saw the slide they could only assume a large airline crash had occurred. They were unsure if any relatives were flying at the time but had to assume the worst. His wife became almost comatose with the worry involved and required medical care. She is now suffering from PTSD and a violent fear of flying on airliners. It’s so bad the attorney said it’s doubtful if she will ever be able to fly a scheduled airline again and will almost certainly require private jet travel at the G650 level or comparable for all future travel needs. He fully expects Delta to cover this unnecessary expense they have created and if negotiations are not successful will file a lawsuit against Delta.]
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Bit of an overreaction on the part of the Lawyer and his comatose wife.
Find something, assume an aircraft has crashed and then have a major meltdown even though you do not know if any relation is even flying?
I think there were some pre-existing mental issues.
“Had to assume the worst” Why?
Blinded from reality by the bright flashing $$$$$ signs perhaps?
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Bit of an overreaction on the part of the Lawyer and his comatose wife.
Find something, assume an aircraft has crashed and then have a major meltdown even though you do not know if any relation is even flying?
I think there were some pre-existing mental issues.
“Had to assume the worst” Why?
Blinded from reality by the bright flashing $$$$$ signs perhaps?