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DL Flight #65 ATL-LAS Diverts To PHX

iowaman From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4091 posts, RR: 7
Posted (4 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1026 times:

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A Delta Airlines pilot had to make an emergency landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Friday night after experiencing a fuel leak, authorities said.

Officials at Sky Harbor said Delta Flight 65, which left Atlanta and was supposed to land in Las Vegas, was diverted to Sky Harbor just before 7:30 p.m. after reporting engine problems/

Full article here: http://www.azcentral.com/community/p...ky-harbor-abrk.html?nclick_check=1

Here is the flight in question:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...5/history/20130104/2155Z/KATL/KPHX

Appears to be a 752. It appears the flight left rougly an hour and 20 minutes after the emergency landing. I wonder if this was the same aircraft or a replacement that was on hand in PHX?

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redzeppelin From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 875 times:

Interesting. From the diversion point, it couldn't have been much further to LAS than it was to PHX. Maybe 10-15 more minutes?

BoeingGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2010, 2307 posts, RR: 7
Reply 2, posted (4 months 2 weeks ago) and read 849 times:

Quoting redzeppelin (Reply 1):
Interesting. From the diversion point, it couldn't have been much further to LAS than it was to PHX. Maybe 10-15 more minutes?

If it were an engine failure they'd have no choice. By regulation they have to go to the nearest alternate in time of flight. The captain might not have had a choice. He would have had to go to Yuma if that had been closer.

Depending on the nature of emergency, that 15 minutes could make a big difference. Sometimes getting on the ground quickly is the best choice. Maybe the weather at PHX was better to handle the situation.

PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4959 posts, RR: 14
Reply 3, posted (4 months 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 778 times:

I think I saw a replacement fly in later yesterday but I have no other news.

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asqx From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 589 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 770 times:

The plane came in and all passengers and crew transfered to another 757 already on the ground in Phoenix. The plane that diverted was repaired and left on Sunday the 6th. No flights out of Phoenix were cancelled due to reduced Saturday flight schedules and added overnighting planes in Phoenix.

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