Delta B763 at New York on Apr 26th 2024, emergency slide trouble
Last Update: April 29, 2024 / 16:22:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-520
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N176DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The FAA reported: "Delta Air Lines Flight 520 returned safely to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York around 8:35 a.m. local time on Friday, April 26, after the crew reported a vibration. The Boeing 767 was headed to Los Angeles International Airport. The FAA will investigate."
A post flight inspection revealed the right hand overwing emergency slide was missing.
The airline reported the crew received an indication concerning the right hand wing emergency slide and heard some sound from the right hand wing.
On Apr 29th 2024 The Aviation Herald received information that the emergency slide was found washed up at Rockaway Beach, straight underneath the departure path of runway 22R about 3-4nm from the runway end, and handed to local authorities. The ground observer wrote: "This was found today tangled up in the rock jettie and was secured by the local police. The first person to arrive was a rep from Delta. Attempts were made to contact the FAA but we were told this was a Sunday and not regular business hours." and sent a picture of the slide.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-520
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N176DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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