Airlines

Delta Flight at John Wayne Airport Evacuated after Engine Smokes Before Takeoff

Jan. 11, 2023

Delta Air Lines flight 447 to Atlanta was about to take off when it reported smoke coming from the Boeing 757’s right engine around 1:25 p.m. The airport fire crew responded and the plane was towed back to the gate. No injuries occurred.

By Hanna Lykke

Source The Orange County Register (TNS)

A Delta Air Lines plane is parked at a gate mid-afternoon on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Delta flight 447 to Atlanta was about to take off from John Wayne Airport when it reported smoke coming from the Boeing 757’s right engine around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, January 10, 2023, according to airport spokesperson Annasophia Servin. The airport fire crew responded and the plane was towed back to the gate. No injuries occurred.

Passengers at John Wayne Airport were forced to deplane on Tuesday, Jan. 10, after one of an engine began smoking on departure.

Delta Air Lines flight 447 to Atlanta was about to take off when it reported smoke coming from the Boeing 757’s right engine around 1:25 p.m., said airport spokesperson Annasophia Servin. The airport fire crew responded and the plane was towed back to the gate. No injuries occurred.

Passengers were set to be rebooked on another flight, she added. There were no disruptions to airport operations.

It was not immediately clear what caused the smoke and to what extent the aircraft may have been damaged.