Delta plane dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in skies near Atlanta

Sep 22, 2014 - 15:36
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Delta plane dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in skies near Atlanta
Delta plane dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in skies near Atlanta

A Delta Airlines plane carrying 316 people was forced to dump thousands of gallons of fuel in the sky over Paulding County, GA on Sunday afteoon. Officials say the jet was headed from Atlanta's inteational airport to Narita, Japan.

Airline officials say one of the engine lights on the control panel indicated something was wrong.

The pilot decided it was close enough to tu the plane back around and land. As part of the emergency landing, the pilot released thousands of gallons of jet fuel and tued one engine off. The plane safely retued to the airport. No one was injured.

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