A Delta flight declared an emergency before it even left the ground at Newark on August 1 after the pilots reported fumes and smoke filling the cockpit, forcing them to put on their oxygen masks. Delta Flight DL2566 was taxiing when the crew alerted ATC that something was wrong and requested emergency crews to respond, telling the controller, “We’re declaring,” when asked if they were officially declaring an emergency. The pilots confirmed they were on oxygen and reported 115 people on board with roughly 17,500 pounds of fuel as emergency crews responded to inspect the aircraft. After crews gave the plane a look-over, the pilots told ATC they were cleared to taxi back to their assigned gate, with emergency personnel following the aircraft back to the terminal. Declaring an emergency while still on the ground isn’t something you hear every day, making this an unusual ATC exchange in Newark.
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A Delta flight declared an emergency before it even left the ground at Newark on August 1 after the pilots reported fumes and smoke filling the cockpit, forcing them to put on their oxygen masks. Delta Flight DL2566 was taxiing when the crew alerted ATC that something was wrong and requested emergency crews to respond, telling the controller, “We’re declaring,” when asked if they were officially declaring an emergency. The pilots confirmed they were on oxygen and reported 115 people on board with roughly 17,500 pounds of fuel as emergency crews responded to inspect the aircraft. After crews gave the plane a look-over, the pilots told ATC they were cleared to taxi back to their assigned gate, with emergency personnel following the aircraft back to the terminal. Declaring an emergency while still on the ground isn’t something you hear every day, making this an unusual ATC exchange in Newark.
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That was a full bird! Good call on the pilots, thats a lot of aviation fuel. haha
So happy they weren’t airborne when that happened.