A Boeing 757 operated by Delta Air Lines was forced to make an emergency landing after the jet’s indicator warned of possible engine trouble.
The flight departed from Atlanta and was bound for Seattle when the pilot decided to make the emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, a Delta spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner in a Monday night statement.
“The flight landed safely without incident and taxied to the gate without assistance,” the statement read. “We are working to reaccomodate customers on a later flight. We apologize for the delay and any inconvenience.”
The incident comes after the engine of a United Airlines Boeing 777 fell apart shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport on Saturday. The plane, which was bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, was forced to turn around and land. No one on board suffered any injuries, but viral video from the ground showed harrowing images of pieces of the broken engine raining debris onto a suburb of Denver.
That Boeing 777 was powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines, and after the incident, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson said that he directed his team of safety experts to declare an Emergency Airworthiness Directive, requiring “immediate or stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine.”
The company recommended suspension of the dozens of 777 jets that use the Pratt & Whitney engines.
“Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol,” Boeing said in a statement.
This weekend, the company also faced issues with a Boeing 747 cargo plane bound for New York City that had its engine catch fire over the Netherlands. Pieces of metal fell onto the town of Meerssen, resulting in two injuries.
When contacted about the most recent incident on Monday, Boeing directed the Washington Examiner to Delta for comment.
