Delta pilot tells control tower 'we lost left engine' as flight ignites runway fire

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A Delta formation bound for Atlanta, Georgia, returned to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport conscionable minutes aft takeoff Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that Delta Flight 1067 experienced a nonaccomplishment involving its near motor aft departing Savannah/Hilton Head astatine astir 6:45 p.m.

The motor contented sparked a writer occurrence adjacent the runway.

Delta confirmed the incidental successful a connection to Fox News Digital.

"Delta formation 1067 from Savannah to Atlanta returned to the airdrome soon aft takeoff Sunday evening, pursuing a mechanical contented with the aircraft's near engine," the hose said.

Large brushwood occurrence burning astatine Savannah airdrome owed to Delta motor failture.

A Delta formation to Atlanta, Georgia, returned to Savannah soon aft takeoff Sunday pursuing an motor nonaccomplishment that reportedly sparked a writer occurrence adjacent the runway. (Garden City Fire Rescue/Facebook)

"The craft landed safely and was met by airdrome effect teams. Customers deplaned usually astatine the gate."

There were 179 passengers, 2 pilots and 4 formation attendants connected board.

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No injuries were reported.

Several occurrence agencies responded to the scene.

Garden City Fire Rescue said successful a Facebook station that it was moving alongside the Savannah Fire Department, Pooler Fire-Rescue and the 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department to incorporate the flames.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 widebody craft taxiing connected a runway astatine an airport, with bluish engines and red-and-blue process livery disposable against a wide sky.

Emergency crews were dispatched aft the plane’s motor contented ignited writer adjacent the runway (not pictured). (iStock)

Flight tracking information from FlightAware showed the craft landed safely backmost successful Savannah astatine astir 7:12 p.m., little than 30 minutes aft takeoff.

In audio captured connected Broadcastify, the controller asked the aviator astir a disposable occurrence during departure.

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"Everything OK? I saw a beauteous ample occurrence connected takeoff," an aerial postulation controller asked the pilot.

"We mislaid near motor consecutive retired present for Delta 1067," the aviator responded.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 craft taking disconnected from a runway with landing cogwheel extended and forested hills successful the background.

Flight tracking information indicated the craft landed safely backmost successful Savannah astir 30 minutes aft takeoff. (iStock)

Moments later, the controller alerted different craft connected the runway to move, saying exigency crews were being dispatched due to the fact that a conception of writer alongside the taxiway had caught fire.

The aviator aboriginal asked whether the blaze was connected to their aircraft.

"We apologize to our customers for this hold successful their travels."

The controller responded that the motor nonaccomplishment had ignited writer connected the near broadside of the airport.

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"The information of our customers and unit is our highest priority. We apologize to our customers for this hold successful their travels," Delta said.

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A replacement craft was aboriginal utilized to implicit the formation to Atlanta, Delta noted.

The FAA said it would analyse the incident.