An incident involving an emergency slide detaching from a Delta Air Lines aircraft shortly after takeoff led to the plane's safe return to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Boeing plane, bound for Los Angeles, was identified as Flight 520 and successfully landed back at JFK airport around 8:35 a.m. on Friday.
The crew of the Boeing 767-300ER aircraft noticed a concerning vibration near the right wing and subsequently observed a flight deck indication that the emergency slide had fallen off. With 176 customers, two pilots, and five flight attendants on board, the crew promptly alerted air traffic control and made the decision to return to JFK for safety reasons.
