A frightening moment that occurred on a flight to Washington from Mexico has gone viral. Delta Airlines Flight 604 had landed only moments before the plane burst into flames, according to PEOPLE.
“The nose of a Delta plane burst into flames on Monday, May 6 due to an electrical malfunction, the airline confirms,” PEOPLE wrote.
“Delta Flight 604 had just landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington from Cancun when the incident occurred. The Airbus A321neo aircraft was carrying 189 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants, according to the airline.”
NEW: We obtained surveillance video of the fire that led to the evacuation of a @Delta flight last week at @flySEA. The fire started in the nose of the aircraft after the ground power unit was connected. STORY: https://t.co/2RreZZfZSl @komonews pic.twitter.com/NsfxJv5FKJ
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) May 13, 2024
Spokesperson Speaks Out After Delta Plane Malfunction
With nearly 200 passengers aboard the international flight, you can imagine that there was chaos when the aircraft went ablaze. A spokesman for the Airline told PEOPLE that shortly after landing, the flight crew noticed smoke in the cockpit of the plane.
“During deplaning on the evening of May 6, the crew of Flight 604 from Cancun to Seattle witnessed smoke in the aircraft nose area after plugging into ground electrical power,” the spokesperson said.
Thankfully for everyone involved, the crew was able to deplane all of the passengers aboard the aircraft.
“Out of an abundance of caution, slides were deployed. Passengers still on board deplaned via the rear of the aircraft,” the spokesperson added.
“Passengers were fully evacuated, and those deplaned to the ramp returned to the terminal via the ramp stairs.”
In addition, Delta has noted they opened an investigation following the incident. What is even scarier is that the plane is fairly new as it is not even two years old. This begs the question of what exactly went wrong with the aircraft.
“The airline also confirmed that they opened up an investigation that focuses on the ground power apparatus and not the aircraft, which they say is less than two years old. They add that Delta operates approximately 4,800 average departures every day,” PEOPLE added.