Delta Boeing 737-700 Slips Down Embankment in Atlanta

Posted on March 13, 2012 by charlotteflying

A Delta Air Lines plane has run off a taxiway this morning while undergoing maintenance testing at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Boeing 737-700, which had no passengers on board, suffered substantial damage when it ran off a taxiway and over an embankment on the north side of the airport adjacent to runway 8R, closing the runway.

According to Delta, the aircrafts engines were undergoing testing when the aircraft experienced issues with the braking system.
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has pictures published on their site of the crash, which can be viewed by clicking here.
NOTE: The AJC list the runway as Runway 9R, while others list it as 8R. Runway 8R is the one that makes sense considering Delta’s maintenance facility is located off of runway 8R.
An airport diagram with the location of the accident can be found on The Charlotte Flying Daily News.

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