Incident: Delta Airlines B738 at Atlanta on Jul 22nd 2010, blew tyre on takeoff [UPDATE]

23.07.2010 - 18:36

A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N392DA performing flight DL-1457 from Atlanta,GA to Portland,OR (USA) with 160 passengers and 6 crew, blew a tyre on takeoff from Atlanta. The crew continued the flight at first reaching cruise level 340 before they realised a tyre had blown and decided to return to Atlanta. After burning off fuel for about an hour the airplane landed safely in Atlanta. The flight is estimated to depart Atlanta again with a delay of 5:15 hours. The FAA reportet on Jul 23rd, that the aircraft ran over foreign objects and debris during the takeoff run. A rod impacted and stuck through the horizontal stabilizer. The FAA reported "unknown" damage to the aircraft and rated the occurrence an incident. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBea6e78 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login