Delta Air Lines Flight 89
Delta Air Lines Flight 89 was a planned flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). On January 14, 2020, the Boeing 777-232ER (registered N860DA) had engine problems after taking off. While returning to the airport, the plane dumped fuel over homes and schools. This made 56 people injured.
Incident summary | |
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Date | January 14, 2020 |
Summary | Compressor stall, subsequent fuel jettison |
Place | South Los Angeles, California, United States |
Passengers | 149 |
Crew | 16 |
Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 165 |
Aircraft type | Boeing 777-232ER |
Airline/user | Delta Air Lines |
Registration | N860DA |
Flew from | Los Angeles International Airport |
Flying to | Shanghai Pudong International Airport |
Aircraft
The incident aircraft, N860DA, is a Boeing 777 which flies for Delta Air Lines.[1][2]
Flight
On January 14, 2020, the aircraft took off at 11:32 a.m.[1] After a few minutes, the pilots told air traffic control they had a compressor stall in their right engine. The pilots said they did not need to dump fuel.[3]
While flying over Los Angeles, the plane dumped fuel. Many schools were hit by this fuel, including Park Avenue Elementary School. Students in Park Avenue were covered in jet fuel.[4]
Afterward
First responders helped students and staff at schools. At least 56 children and adults had injuries to their skin and lungs.
The aircraft started more flights on January 24.[5] On October 4, it was retired with all Delta Air Line's Boeing 777's.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Lyons, Patrick J. (January 15, 2020). Delta Airplane Dumps Jet Fuel on Los Angeles Schools. . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/us/delta-fuel.html. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Tracking Delta Flight 89's path before it dumped fuel on an elementary school. January 14, 2020. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-14/tracking-delta-flight-89s-path-before-it-dumped-fuel-on-an-elementary-school. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ Dazio, Stefanie (January 15, 2020). "FAA investigating Delta jet fuel-dumping on schoolkids". CTV News (CTV Television Network). https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/faa-investigating-delta-jet-fuel-dumping-on-schoolkids-1.4767414. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before emergency landing". Los Angeles Times. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ↑ "Flight history for aircraft - N860DA". Flightradar24. Flightradar24. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ "N860DA Wilmington Trust Company Boeing 777-200".