Delta flight from Atlanta makes emergency landing

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

ONTARIO, Calif. — Officials say a Delta flight from Atlanta landed safely in Southern California after it was forced to shut down one of its engines.

The flight from Atlanta with 190 people on board was able to land at its intended destination of Ontario, east of Los Angeles, shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday.

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A Federal Aviation Administration official says the pilots of the Boeing 757 declared an emergency after shutting down their right engine when it was giving off heavy vibrations.

He says the plane landed without incident.

Delta did not immediately return a call seeking details. A company spokesman told WXIA-TV in Atlanta that the company was investigating.



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