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Part of a wing of a Delta Air Lines plane flying from Florida to Texas detached midflight Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter DL 1893 landed safely and without incident in Austin, it was observed that a portion of the left wing\u2019s flap was not in place,\u201d a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. <\/p>\n

The Delta aircraft, a Boeing 737, departed Orlando around 12:55 p.m. local time and landed safely at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at about 2:34 p.m. local time, according to FlightAware<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The flight had six crew members and 62 passengers on board, according to Delta.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plane was taken out of operation for repair as the Federal Aviation Administration investigates the incident. <\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the flight, while the plane was at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet, we noticed that a part of the wing had broken and was visibly detached,\u201d Shanila Arif, a passenger on the flight, told KXAN.<\/p>\n

Arif said the incident was a \u201cserious safety event.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201dWe apologize to our customers for their experience as nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers,\u201d Delta said in its statement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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