Posted on 08/22/2025 7:58:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after the wing flap on a Delta Air Lines aircraft partially broke during a flight.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1893, a Boeing 737, was flying from Orlando International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when passengers noticed something had partially broken away from the back of the wing.
“After landing it was observed that a portion of the left wing’s flap was not in place. The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance. We apologize to our customers for their experience as nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers,” the airline said in a statement.
Footage below:
VIDEO AT LINK......................
CNN has more:
Video recorded by Arif showed the flap dangling behind the wing, as the plane flew at hundreds of miles an hour thousands of feet in the air.
She worried if the piece completely broke off it could hit the tail of the aircraft and cause a crash.
“We felt it was bad turbulence. The plane was shaking,” Arif told the outlet.
“The lady in front of us opened the window and told us it is broken. I opened the window and got scared,” Arif added.
Simple Flying noted:
The sixty-two passengers and six aircrew safely landed, and the aircraft has been grounded. Now, maintenance inspections and investigations are getting underway by both the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Delta has stated that it is fully cooperating with the FAA investigation into the alarming mechanical failure on Tuesday. The two-hour and thirty-nine-minute flight covered over 1,100 miles (1,700 km) before the 737 touched down, as FlightAware data shows. Its transit appears to have been normal, cruising at 520 mph (835 kmh) and 40,000 feet (12,190 m) from MCO to AUS.
In videos seen online, the damage does not make itself apparent until what appears to be the pattern entry at Austin. That makes sense, as flaps are retracted after takeoff for transit when they are not needed for cruising flight. It does create a question: was the failure a result of incorrect groundwork, or was it damaged during takeoff?
I hate it when that happens....................
I hate it when that happens....................
That’ll buff right out.
And the seats will get new covers...............
Duct tape and superglue is all that’s needed...............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE4vuHz_GPg
Planes can fly with one engine....they can’t fly with one wing......good grief.
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These airlines better get ahold of their maintenance issues.
I wouldn't call that "maintenance." It's a repair.
I keep getting the impression that one of the reasons we are seeing so many flaws in Boeing aircraft is that EVERYTHING on them is designed so close to the edge of serviceability and built with less than stellar attention to detail as means to meet competing mandates and directives, from "climate" to fuel economy, to DEI hires for assembly technicians...
There are only so many straws that camel can take.
“ as the plane flew at hundreds of miles an hour thousands of feet in the air.”
No WAAAYYY.
Why was the plane going so fast ?
It should have slowed to 20 mph and put its blinkers on
Some zip-ties will get that flap back in place just like new.
Why?
Was the pilot 85 years old and on I-95 at rush hour?...............
My guess, faulty maintenance.
My guess, NO maintenance......................
Maybe deployed too soon?
And then when you start letting maintenance schedules slip, hire woke dei “mechanics”, and buy replacement parts from questionable sources,....
737s are some of the oldest planes still flying around now. More of this will happen, especially when they let maintenance schedules slip.
The most often overlooked part of these stories. Give credit to the planes and the aircrews when it is due.
Wonder how many hours it has on it?
Poor maintenance? Poor inspection? It might have even come from the factory with loose bolts (where have I heard that before?)
That’s what the experts call “a problem”.
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