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Date: | Tuesday 13 January 2015 |
Time: | c. 08:39 |
Type: | Boeing 757-212 |
Owner/operator: | Delta Airlines |
Registration: | N757AT |
MSN: | 23127/47 |
Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Destination airport: | Minneapolis/St Paul Int'l(KMSP) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Delta Airlines Boeing 757 operating as Flight DL2116 to Minneapolis experienced a yaw control anomaly shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), Los Angeles, California.
The flight crew declared an emergency and began circling at 5000 feet from about 08:43 until about 09:09 when it headed back to the airport for landing. As safe landing was carried out on runway 25R at 09:35 without damage to the aircraft and without injury to the 152 occupants onboard.
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/64926751/delta-pilots-have-trouble-controlling-boeing-757 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL2116 https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/n757at#5439dd5 https://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Boeing/757/23127,N757AT-Delta-Air-Lines.php Media:
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14-Jan-2015 07:00 |
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14-Jan-2015 08:43 |
harro |
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14-Jan-2015 08:47 |
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14-Jan-2015 08:56 |
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