A new video shows a Delta Air Lines flight being forced to make an emergency landing at the Los Angeles International Airport after experiencing an engine fire.
In a Friday statement, the Federal Aviation Administration announced, “Delta Air Lines Flight 446 safely landed after returning to Los Angeles International Airport around 2:10 p.m. local time on Friday, July 18 due to a reported engine fire.”
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Boeing 767-400 operated by Delta Air Lines was initially expected to fly to Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport prior to the engine fire. The government agency also confirmed in Friday’s statement that it would be investigating the airplane incident.
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A video shared on L.A. Flights’ YouTube channel shows a fire starting in Delta Flight 446’s left engine shortly after it departed from the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday.
In the video, the man who captured footage of the engine fire can be heard saying, “Woah, look at that! Woah, what’s going on? That’s not good guys.”
According to FlightAware’s website, Delta Flight 446 departed from the Los Angeles International Airport at roughly 1:23 p.m. and landed at the airport at roughly 2:06 p.m. following the engine fire.
In a statement to Fox News, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson confirmed that Delta Flight 446 was forced to return to the Los Angeles International Airport “shortly after departure” on Friday after “an indication of an issue with the aircraft’s left engine.”
“As nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and crew, the flight crew followed procedures and safely returned to the gate,” the Delta Air Lines spokesperson stated. “We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel plans.”
According to Fox News, Delta Air Lines confirmed that Delta Flight 446 had 226 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants on board the airplane at the time of Friday’s engine fire incident. The airline also confirmed that all of the passengers and crew members were able to safely exit the plane at the Los Angeles International Airport and that the passengers were later transferred to a different airplane.
