ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Atlanta experienced engine trouble after leaving the airport and had to turn around shortly after takeoff. The engine trouble triggered a large grass fire near the airport.In a statement Sunday night, Delta said Flight 1067 “returned to the airport soon after takeoff Sunday evening, following a mechanical issue with the aircraft’s left engine.”FlightAware said the flight took off at around 6:45 p.m. and landed back at the airport at 7:12 p.m.The Boeing 737-900 landed safely and passengers deplaned at the gate.The flight had 179 passengers and six crew members, Delta said.was forced to turn back Sunday night due to engine trouble, which sparked a large grass “Everything ok? I saw a pretty large flame on takeoff,” an air traffic controller asked the pilot, heard in a radio recording on Broadcastify.“We lost left engine straight out here for Delta 1067,” the pilot can be heard saying.The controller acknowledges the grass fire shortly after, telling another plane on the runway to move, saying “we’re going to get a fire truck out there, that whole taxiway is on fire.”The pilot of flight 1067 later asks: “This fire. Is it related to the runway? Is it what just happened with our airplane, or is it something different?”The controller replied, “Unfortunately, when the engine blew, it set the whole grass on the left side of the airport on fire.”Video shared on social media showed large rings of fire alongside the runway, with a thick, orange haze on the horizon. In one video, breakneck winds can be heard.Passengers Mary Muff and Jeanne Miraglia told CNN affiliate WTOC how they heard a large boom around take off.“The pilot came on saying the engine had blown, but we have another good engine,” Miraglia told WTOC. “And we’re gonna be fine and told us what to look for — fire trucks, grass fires, and things like that.”Emergency response teams, including firefighters, were called to the scene Garden City Fire Rescue said on Facebook. The department said it was operating in coordination with the Savannah Fire Department, Pooler Fire-Rescue and 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department.The blaze has since been extinguished, WSB reported, and the fire did not affect flights or runways. — AgenciesATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Atlanta experienced engine trouble after leaving the airport and had to turn around shortly after takeoff. The engine trouble triggered a large grass fire near the airport.In a statement Sunday night, Delta said Flight 1067 “returned to the airport soon after takeoff Sunday evening, following a mechanical issue with the aircraft’s left engine.”FlightAware said the flight took off at around 6:45 p.m. and landed back at the airport at 7:12 p.m.The Boeing 737-900 landed safely and passengers deplaned at the gate.The flight had 179 passengers and six crew members, Delta said.was forced to turn back Sunday night due to engine trouble, which sparked a large grass “Everything ok? I saw a pretty large flame on takeoff,” an air traffic controller asked the pilot, heard in a radio recording on Broadcastify.“We lost left engine straight out here for Delta 1067,” the pilot can be heard saying.The controller acknowledges the grass fire shortly after, telling another plane on the runway to move, saying “we’re going to get a fire truck out there, that whole taxiway is on fire.”The pilot of flight 1067 later asks: “This fire. Is it related to the runway? Is it what just happened with our airplane, or is it something different?”The controller replied, “Unfortunately, when the engine blew, it set the whole grass on the left side of the airport on fire.”Video shared on social media showed large rings of fire alongside the runway, with a thick, orange haze on the horizon. In one video, breakneck winds can be heard.Passengers Mary Muff and Jeanne Miraglia told CNN affiliate WTOC how they heard a large boom around take off.“The pilot came on saying the engine had blown, but we have another good engine,” Miraglia told WTOC. “And we’re gonna be fine and told us what to look for — fire trucks, grass fires, and things like that.”Emergency response teams, including firefighters, were called to the scene Garden City Fire Rescue said on Facebook. The department said it was operating in coordination with the Savannah Fire Department, Pooler Fire-Rescue and 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department.The blaze has since been extinguished, WSB reported, and the fire did not affect flights or runways. — Agencies
Delta flight returns to Savannah airport after engine trouble sparks grass fire
