Delta Flight Evacuates Passengers During Takeoff After 2 Tires Deflate

Delta Air Lines Plane — Delta Air Lines, pictured July 14, 2016, had two tires deflated on the runway as the plane was preparing to take off for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Getty Images

Delta Air Lines removed passengers from a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday after two of the plane's tires deflated on the runway, according to ABC-affiliated station WSB-TV.

Delta flight 5508 was preparing to depart the runway for Tulsa, Oklahoma when employees discovered the error. Airline employees evacuated passengers from the plane and had them hop on a bus to return to the terminal. All customers were placed onto a new flight.

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Video obtained from the incident by WSB-TV showed that the local fire department had arrived at the scene to aid the situation. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 46 passengers and four crew members were on flight 5508. However, no injuries or fatalities were sustained.

Lisa Hellerstedt — a representative from ExpressJet, which is a partner with Delta Air Lines — told International Business Times Wednesday that "maintenance is currently evaluating" what happened on Delta flight 5508.

According to Fox affiliate WAGA-TV, Delta Air Lines released a statement Wednesday about the aborted flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which illustrated how passengers "safely" departed the aircraft to board a new flight.

"ExpressJet flight 5508, operating as Delta Connection from Atlanta to Tulsa, aborted takeoff at approximately 9:22 a.m. ET at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after two tires deflated," the statement read.

The statement continued, "Passengers were safely deplaned through the main cabin door and transported back to the terminal on buses as maintenance crews work to tow the plane off the runway. Passengers have been accommodated on another aircraft that will continue on to the original destination."

A spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a statement Wednesday to IBT about Delta flight 5508. The FAA plans to launch an investigation into the incident.

"ExpressJet 5508, a CRJ 900 aircraft, cancelled takeoff from Runway 8 Right at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after the crew reported a blown tire," FAA told IBT. "Passengers deplaned via stairs and were bussed to the terminal...The FAA is investigating."

According to 2016 report Wired, airplane tires rarely have issues because of its durability. Wired reported that "The typical airliner tire can handle a 38-ton load. It can meet the ground 500 times before needing a re-tread, a refresh it can take on seven times in its life." However, Delta Air Lines has been plagued with problematic tires before, which includes video footage that surfaced in June 2011 and May 2013 of a Delta flights that experienced a tire blow out during takeoff.

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