Delta Airlines flight lands safely at RDU after reported mechanical issue
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TONIGHT. THAT'S COMING UP.
GRANT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PASSENGERS ON A FLIGHT FROM
ORLANDO TO RDU THIS AFTERNOON
EXPERIENCED A BIT OF A SCARE
BEFORE LANDING SAFELY.
>> REPUBLIC AIRWAYS, THE
COMPANY OPERATING THE FLIGHT
ON BEHALF OF DELTA AIR LINES.
THAT WAS THE CREW IN THE FLIGHT
DECK, SMELLED A SMOKY ODOR
DURING THE FLIGHT. THEY'VE BEEN
DECLARED AN EMERGENCY OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THIS IS
VIDEO OF THE PLANE AFTER IT
LANDED AT RDU EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO FLIGHT
TRACKER, THE PLANE IS A 16
YEAR-OLD YOUR J'JUAN. 75
AIRCRAFT REPUBLIC AIRWAYS TOLD
US THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AND
TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE
PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY
PASSENGER ON THAT PLANE SENT
US PICTURES FROM INSIDE THE
CABIN. YOU CAN SEE A
FIREFIGHTER INSPECTING THE
INTERIOR BEFORE PASSENGERS GOT
OFF. WE SPOKE WITH THE
PASSENGER BAGGAGE CLAIM.
SHE DESCRIBES HER EXPERIENCE.
>> IT SAID THERE WAS SOME SORT
OF MECHANICAL ISSUE AND WE'RE
IN THE LAND AND IT'S GOING TO
FIRE SHOKIN THAT WE LANDED.
THERE'S FIRE TRUCK LATEST
WAITED FOR LIKE 5 MINUTES AND
THEN STILL CHECKED. IF THERE
WAS SOMETHING WRONG, I GUESS
SO. WE PULLED INTO THE GATE AND
WE GOT OFF. YOU SMELL ANYTHING
ON BOARD. IT'S NOT LIKE A
LITTLE LIKE FUN. G.
>> THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE WAS
TAKEN BY A PASSENGER AS THE
PLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN,
ACCORDING TO REPUBLIC AIRWAYS,
THERE WAS NO ACTUAL SMOKE ON
THE PLANE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED
THE PLANE BEFORE IT RETURNED TO
SERVICE. WE'VE CHECKED FLIGHT
RADAR AND LEARNED THAT THAT
PLANE TOOK-OFF AGAIN FROM RDU