Delta 757 hard landing this morning at Azores PDL

[JanetFlight]

For those with a FB account... I really wonder if she ever fly again...!?
https://m.facebook.com/groups/111795...31018893609598

[Hotel Tango]

Link broken it seems.

[JanetFlight]

Is this working?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/acor...6693386448162/

[Lake1952]

DL B757 Hard Landing at PDL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/acores.global/permalink/2336693386448162/

Looks like quite the wrinkle in the fuselage.

DL 414 from JFK

[Raffles S.A.]

I don't have facebook. But it should show up on AvHerald eventually.

[atakacs]

Badly bent indeed. Wonder what happened

[JanetFlight]

I think this one works even for non Facebook accounts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/acor...6693386448162/

Or

https://jornalacores9.pt/uma-aterrag...em-mau-estado/

[Zeffy]

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20190818-0

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METAR Weather report:

08:00 UTC / local time:
LPPD 180800Z 04013KT 9999 FEW010 SCT040 21/17 Q1020

08:30 UTC / local time:
LPPD 180830Z 04012KT 020V080 9999 FEW010 SCT040 21/17 Q1020

09:00 UTC / local time:
LPPD 180900Z 04012KT 010V070 9999 FEW014 SCT035 21/17 Q1021

[DaveReidUK]

Photos here of creasing to both fuselage and wing skins. Looks DBER to me.

[JanetFlight]

My apologies Dave... DBER Stands for..?

[CEJM]

Damaged Beyond Economic Repair or more commonly used BER (Beyond Economic Repair)

[AviatorDave]

damaged beyond repair, I dare to presume.

[Wycombe]

Damage looks reminiscent of the Monarch one at GIB some years ago - which was fixed, but times have moved on and this is apparently a 23 year-old airframe.

[chuzwuza]

Like the monarch in Gib?

dont think so. I was part of the team that went to Gib and it wasn’t as bad as this one.

[evansb]

FYI On average, airliners are retired after around 25 years. Presently, the average age of an airliner in North America is 14.1 years.

[atakacs]

Surprised this doesn't make more headlines. Delta breaking an airframe is newsworthy. Also what about the passengers / crew ? This wasn't a smooth one...

[flynerd]

Originally Posted by atakacs

Badly bent indeed. Wonder what happened

Collision with a planet.

[golfyankeesierra]

Something special with PDL?
(Nice to know when diverting Mid-Atlantic)

[sixchannel]

[
Seasonal flight by Delta. Azores are holiday destinations. Punta Delgado airport has single runway in excess of 8000 feet.

[DaveReidUK]

Straight-in approach on Rwy 12 (no ILS, 1% downward slope).