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A Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing when one of the plane's engines failed
CNN)Passengers were praying and even tried to text family members moments before a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in North Carolina. "After we heard the boom we just saw all this smoke come up into the cabin, and that's when we really started freaking out," passenger Avery Porch told CNN affiliate WMAR. "It started slowing down a little bit, it started getting hot (and) air cut off." Nearly 150 passengers on Delta Flight 1425 were headed… (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Big things to take away from this incident: Nobody was hurt and the pilots did a great job on diverting and landing safely.
Outcome bias: the tendency to evaluate prior decisions according to whether the outcome was good or bad.
This article implied that pilots don't like flying the MD80-MD88 because they're old, noisy, and don't have a lot of technology. https://gizmodo.com/video-captures-delta-airlines-md-88-engine-failing-mid-1836232799/amp From everything I've read here, most commercial pilots liked the MD80-88 because they could be a pilot. All that technology is what took down the two 737Max planes. When pilots can be pilots, good things happen.
I agree... when pilots stop being pilots and start being supervisors... That is when the problem takes over.... Most of the problems today in the Airline industry are the result of bad supervision!
For those that may think airline pilots are overpaid. When emergencies occur they earn every penny.
Not a problem for commercial pilots who regularly train in simulators for such events . Had a similar experience some years ago when starboard engine had to be shut down after a horrible grinding noise & flames appeared from the engine exhaust. Returned to departure airport for an emergency landing & the smoothest of touchdowns . Emergency landing procedures were well managed by cabin crew with no panic on board. Captain returned on relief plane with the passengers & circulated through the cabin explaining what happened . Good PR . His only comment when congratulated on the smoothest of landings with only one engine was " Well sir , we do train regularly for such events but it does concentrate the mind " !!