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Deltafly 1425 left around 12:48 pm Monday from Hartsfield-Jackson International, and was tied to Baltimore-Washington International, when about an hour after launch, the crew reported a problem with one of the aircraft's engines.
"We declare an emergency. We need crew in the deployment," a pilot could be heard for the air traffic at LiveATC.
Delta said in a statement that the flight crew had received "an indication of a possible problem with one of the aircraft's engines."
Video taken by a passenger showed a metal part jumping inside one of the engine. Delta said that there was a built-in error in the left engine and that the part was the nose cone. An orange glow could be seen around the still-spinning shaft of the passenger video.
"The captain came on the speaker and said we had lost an engine and that they were preparing for emergency landing," Jose Bahamonde-Gonzalez told ABC News affiliate WMAR television in Baltimore.
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"After we heard the boom, we only saw all this smoke come up in the cabin, and that was when we really started freaking out. It started to slow down and it got hot. The air stopped, passenger Avery said. Porch for WMAR TV. "I was about to be the first person to jump off."
Tyler Kreuger, Porch's boyfriend, said that even though he had no service midway, he still spoke to his parents: "I love you. "
In video taken by a passenger inside the cabin, air passengers could be heard quickly and give instructions, told the passengers to put their heads down and brace for landing when the plane approached Raleigh.
" Gentlemen, the flight fees come through. .. and make sure we are prepared for landing. Attach the seat belt, release your collars, remove the tie, scarves and glasses, "an airline could be told told passengers.
The aircraft – a 32-year-old MD-88 with hull-mounted engines near the tail – made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International around 14.27, according to FlightAware.
The plane landed safely in Raleigh as fire and rescue groups waited on the asphalt. There were no reported injuries.
In a statement, Delta apologized to travelers for the inconvenience. got a $ 30 food voucher to use while waiting for their next flight.
Passengers made it to Baltimore hours later
ABC News & # 39; Ben Stein and Christine Theodorou contributed to reporting
