Home / TravelEvacuation slide falls from Delta jet into man's back gardennews.com.au3 Dec, 2019 07:26 PM2 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditThe uninflated slide fell from Delta Airlines' Paris to Boston service into Wenhan Huang's back garden. Photo / via APThe uninflated slide fell from Delta Airlines' Paris to Boston service into Wenhan Huang's back garden. Photo / via APThe Federal Aviation Administration investigation after an evacuation slide fell off a plane and into a suburban Boston backyard.Authorities say no one was hurt by the mishap as the jetliner, which was flying from Paris, France, approached Boston Logan International Airport. Airline workers discovered that the right rear slide was missing from the plane after it landed. A Delta Air Lines spokeswoman confirmed to the Boston Herald that the uninflated slide fell around noon on Sunday, local time.An officer of the Milton City Police Department inspects the evacuation slide. Photo / via APAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot reported a loud noise as the plane approached Logan Airport and landed safely.Police in Milton, south of Boston, alerted the agency that the slide had been found in a resident's yard.Wenhan Huang told The Patriot Ledger that he was doing yard work when the slide took out several branches of his Japanese maple.His neighbour, Stephanie Leguia, was feet from where it fell and fears it could have killed someone.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME."Our maintenance team is inspecting the aircraft; at this time we do not have any additional information," Delta told CNN in a statement Monday. "The flight landed without incident and taxied to the gate under its own power."Deploying the evacuation slide raft on an Airbus A380. pic.twitter.com/0nSxvGpPbt— MachinePix (@MachinePix) November 6, 2018 SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from TravelTravelWinter in Melbourne is a delight, if you know where to look 02 Jul 07:00 AMTravelIn a city full of tourist traps, this food tour steered me to the real deal 02 Jul 12:00 AMTravelHow a rainforest and a baby python fixed my burnout01 Jul 07:00 AMOne pass, ten snowy adventuressponsoredAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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