Four passengers were injured evacuating Delta Air Lines flight 2668 in Atlanta this morning as the Boeing 757-300 to Minneapolis aborted takeoff shortly after 9 a.m. due to an engine issue.
Passengers were instructed to exit via emergency slides. Of the 201 passengers onboard, one was transported to a local hospital, while the other three were treated on-site.
WATCH: Passengers evacuate Delta Air Lines plane via emergency slides after aborting take-off in Atlanta, Georgia; 4 passengers suffered minor injurespic.twitter.com/7JoXziKZnN
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Happening now: Second engine fire at take off from Atlanta of a delta flight this month!
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According to Delta,
Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue. Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience. We are working to support our customers and get them to their destinations as safely and quickly as possible.
The incident caused significant delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. A ground stop was put in place for Delta departures headed to the airport, and delays were already significant due to winter weather.
Yikes. An already ‘bad day’ with the winter storms at ATL (and DFW) just got worse. Glad that injuries were limited, which is impressive for such a high-capacity single-aisle aircraft. Since they were flying from ATL-MSP, at least everyone foreseeably had their winter coats ready. If it were a flight to, say, Montego Bay, I’d have already had shorts and flipflops on. Be prepared, it can happen on any flight. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen too often.
What was the reason for the evacuation? Seems an aborted takeoff alone isn’t reason to evacuated
Thankfully, the injuries were few and not too serious. When I see this type of incident, I shudder when I witness passengers in the terminal wearing shorts, pajamas, flip-flops and the like. Those people WILL be the ones injured or killed should an evacuation take place on their flight. Having jumped down an emergency chute myself, I can attest that it is NOT something that has a smooth surface. One can easily get a friction burn on exposed skin. The flip-flops will fall off. If the aircraft is on fire, etc. YOU WILL BE INJURED. YOU WILL have to walk in the snow or mud or whatever barefoot to get away from the aircraft. I will try to help someone but I will be running as fast as I can away and the only thing that I will have with me is my wallet and my passport.
Going down the slide usually causes injury to some passengers. When the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was tested, they hired people from the general public to act as test passengers. One elderly woman volunteered to be a test passenger for nominal pay. She broke her neck and became paralyzed.
I saw a news photo of the passengers outside the plane. No luggage seen.
In winter weather, consider putting your coat in the overhead bin. After the passengers are boarded, then retrieve your coat in case of evacuation. Put your keys, wallet, passport, and vital medication in the pockets. After successful take off, you can put your coat back into the overhead bin.
Probably some DEI De-icers.
@AndyS, seriously? What *isn’t* caused by DEI these days?
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You got me, again! I love a good play on words. DEIcers. Get it?! It’s also funny because racism. Got me so good!!
Now wath as Boeing get scapegoapted AGAIN! This is purely down to DELTA airlines. As I have stated before Boeing are NOT responsible for the engins that are used by the ailines. That is the airlines’ choice!
So, modern seat pitch will prevent prompt evacuation?
I can’t imagine this “indication of an engine issue” that would necessitate an emergency evacuation using the slides. The videos show no smoke or fire which in my opinion might warrant there to be an “indication”. Perhaps mitigating circumstances are not being reported, otherwise it appears to be a normal RTO procedure with a Non-Normal solution.
Identify the Problem
Assess the Situation
Take Appropriate Action
Work on your NASA form and report to Chief Pilot