In the last few moments, Delta Air Lines flight DL927 from Jackson to Atlanta has declared an emergency.
N550NW is the aircraft involved in the incident.
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Live Emergency: Delta Air Lines DL927 – Jackson to Atlanta…
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Possible Depressurisation…
Delta flight DL927 is to the north-east of Jefferson City at 9,800 feet. The aircraft is continuing to descend at this stage.
ADS-B data shows a rapid descent from FL410 to FL100 in a matter of minutes, indicating a potential depressurisation event onboard the aircraft.
About N550NW: The Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 Involved in the Emergency on DL927 Jackson-Atlanta…
Furthermore, N550NW is understood to be the aircraft involved in today’s incident.
As per Planespotters, N550NW is a 23.1 year old Boeing 757-200 that started out life with Northwest Airlines in June 2001.
Moreover, following the merger with DL, the aircraft was transferred to it’s current register in October 2008.
Diverting to St. Louis, Missouri…
Data from RadarBox states that DL927 will be diverting to St. Louis, Missouri as a result of this emergency declaration.
Furthermore, we are still working to confirm the cause of the declaration.
Approaching the St. Louis Area…
Right now, Delta Air Lines flight DL927 from Jackson, Wyoming, originally bound for Atlanta, is approaching the St. Louis area and is currently at 8,000 feet.
Downwind Leg…
Furthermore, DL927 looks to be on the downwind leg for St. Louis, and is descending through 7,000 feet.
On Base…
The aircraft is now on base leg, with the emergency landing expected imminently.
On Final…
DL927 is now on final approach into St. Louis.
TOUCHDOWN!
TOUCHDOWN! Delta Air Lines flight DL927, originally from Jackson and bound for Atlanta, has appeared to have touched down safely into St. Louis following it’s emergency declaration not too long ago.
Furthermore, the cause of the incident is not yet known.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates which may come through.
Potential Medical Emergency…
Reports coming in stating that it was a medical emergency.
Confirmed: Depressurisation Issue!
As mentioned at the start of the coverage, we saw from ADS-B data that the emergency may have been a result of a depressurisation issue.
Ashton Harvey sent us this clip on X, which confirms the cause due to the deployment of the oxygen masks.
Potential Injury…
Reports coming in that someone may have been injured during the depressurisation event.
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