Delta Flight DL446 made an emergency landing after flames erupted from its left engine shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off Monday when crew members reported a smoky haze inside the cockpit, according to federal officials. Delta Flight 876 to Columbia, South Carolina, returned safely to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday morning after the crew reported possible smoke in the flightdeck, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The FAA said it's investigating the incident, which came after a Delta plane flipped over last week while crash landing in Toronto, injuring 21 people. And on Saturday, another Delta flight returned to Los Angeles after departing for Sydney, Australia, when smoke was detected in the galley, according to the airline. Delta released a statement saying 94 passengers were on board the Boeing 717 aircraft departing Atlanta on Monday morning when a haze inside the aircraft was observed. It said pilots declared an emergency to get priority handling from air traffic controllers. O
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Hamilton said he bought a ticket with another airline to get home to Milwaukee later that evening