Delta Plane EVACUATED ON RUNWAY | Engine Fail + Fire on Takeoff!

[@VASAviation]

Thanks to Matt for sharing his footage! Awesome catch that was! Visit his original full video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGPTdaVmnrOJitksi=MN9uWD6kbfjzddzq

[@ltbphoto]

You left out Matt's, uh, colorful commentary 🤣

[@JDashRider]

@@ltbphoto Use the mute button on that video.

[@mlcochran78]

Absolutely my pleasure! It's always a thrill to work with you!

[@mlcochran78]

​@@JDashRiderOr you can leave it unmuted. But I do appreciate your viewership. It means SO much to me

[@ltbphoto]

@@mlcochran78 the commentary is the best part 🤣

[@billywhizz6483]

Legend has it that the Fire Chief is still talking on the radio

[@Molon_Labe1776]

Sounded like he was awoken from his post-dinner nap.

[@36thstreethero]

Tower was talking more than anyone else…

[@ianglenn2821]

we called it "peanut butter" training when I learned, I don't know why, but I won't forget my boss blasting my ears

[@_OpdeeMist]

😂

[@Starfish2145]

@@CaptainJimNoss they sound slow too

[@fastfiddler1625]

High speed reject with a fire in snow in Atlanta. You don't see that every day. And we did get to see it. Great video work.

[@gregheyheyhey]

And a 753 to boot - freak scenario all the way around.

[@aerogfs]

@@gregheyheyhey That airport has some freak incidents from time to time...

[@SimNico]

And that's why you NEVER remove your shoes before takeoff (and ALWAYS put them back on before landing).

[@gcorriveau6864]

I also advise people to carry cash/credit card/ID=Passport in a body pouch so you always have it. And leave the hand bags behind!

[@I-talk-about-tough-topics]

🙏🏻👍🏻​@@gcorriveau6864

[@MyGoogleYoutube]

Or wear your flippy floppies.

[@kingofwishfulthinking2490]

I always thought this was common sense. Guess not anymore

[@deanbush]

PAX just have to learn that when you evacuate you leave EVERYTHING YOU OWN behind!!!

[@LonnieVScott]

The air traffic controller sounded very professional and she kept her cool during the whole incident.

[@MyGoogleYoutube]

Except for the - I can't see a fire on the engine. Then a few seconds later...I really can't see the airplane that well. lol

[@b.g.tercero2351]

Except for not confirming whether DAL2668 heard the OPS report that there were flames coming out of engine. In fact DAL2668 had NOT heard the report (or wasn't sure what he heard) because after OPS says it a second time to TWR, TWR calls DAL2668 to tell him the truck is coming up to them. Ignoring this report about the truck, DAL2668 replies "you said-- you said there's fire coming out the engine?" TWR confirms then DAL says "Evacuate on runway". TWR should know that "airplane on fire" is by far the most urgent thing DAL needed to know. They could have issued evacuate order 20 seconds earlier.

[@malekodesouza7255]

She was way better than the fire chief. He sounded, uhm, unsure…

[@mebeingU2]

@@johnalbrecht319, some people aren’t DEI, but are dumb just the same.

[@johnalbrecht319]

@ true, but if they hired the best person for the job this cluster likely wouldn’t have happened.

[@barryo5158]

Emergency services needs some radio training, unclear, stepping on, etc.

[@malekodesouza7255]

Yep.

[@StarJar58]

Really?

[@AG-un7dz]

You know that they receive annual training for their SIDA badges, yet still horrible on the radio.

[@RockmasterVideos]

D.E.I. goobs who can't speak proper english. no im sayin'?...LoL.

[@winitforal]

This is a problem almost everywhere

[@kidsthatcook]

Good job Delta. Great job to Delta pilots for NOT HESITATING to declare the emergency even when others couldn’t see smoke or fire from THEIR vantage point. Good job!!!!!!!

[@gifterphotos]

Good job? Pilot rushed ATC to take off and the nerve for the other moron pilot from Delta stating he only has 5 more minutes to take off and then the first plane says he also doesn't have much more time. INSANE. I would never want to fly with stupid pilots rushing ATC during a snow storm and while they are actively clearing and cleaning runways. THEN ATC says last check the runways were good. the last check was 20 minutes prior which is NOT normal. You need 5 minutes clearence during an active snow and cie storm. It's a miracle nothing worse.

[@Jday_Skies]

⁠​⁠@@gifterphotosThere is always a minimum fuel requirement for departure. If you pass below that threshold you are required to return to the gate. This cause bottlenecks and frustration among passengers no doubt. Yes they’re clearing the runway. But the pilots are trying to relay that they need to either be in the air or go back. I imagine you wouldn’t want to be stuck on the ground for sometime just to find out you have to go back to the gate. Wouldn’t be very courteous eh?

[@CaptSly]

@@gifterphotosyou don’t have a clue do you?

[@kbw1985]

Fire Chief needs radio training

[@scottp.5161]

He needs to quit doing the hokey-pokey. That is for certain.

[@AceYYC]

seems like everybody at this airport that's not tower or a pilot needs radio training lmao this was painful to listen to

[@The_Noticer_of_Things]

He should apply for the LAFD top spot sounds uniquely qualified

[@TouYubeTom]

passengers need brain training

[@mattburns815]

Terrible overall awareness and radio protocols by responders

[@JansViews]

That Fire Chief on the radio had me clinging to the side of my seat. Jeez Man!! 😮

[@DiamondOrPoor78]

Wow you got this out quick

[@nycres]

That man we heard on the radio is a fire chief at the busiest airport in the world? 😮

[@ElChocoLoco]

Right? Sheesh…where do they find these people?!

[@othername1000]

I believe he identifies as such

[@Arnold-m9y]

​@ElChocoLoco these people as you call it have multiple years of experience before they were even considered a battalion slot and" these people" as you like to put it end up being the very people who will walk into a blazing fire on an aircraft just to pull your ass out. Give them the respect that they have actually earned over years of firefighting. And firefighting an aircraft fire is not something for amateurs.. a couple of things you need to understand and I mean this seriously. Number one once you get that radio call. You start getting your people moving and while that happening you are listening to all of the information from the tower controller on the FAA crash phone and yes this was not an actual crash but they are trained to treat it like one. That slow response that you keep bringing up actually wasn't slow because he has to listen to the information given to him over the radio formulate the plan of attack and then respond back to everybody and make sure that they are going to the right locations around the aircraft as well as make sure that passengers and vehicles aren't getting in each other's way. And just so you know just because a person is speaking with southern accent over radio does not make them stupid or incompetent..... remember that. Because when you don't you get it right don't get a respawn or a oops. I'd rather deal with somebody that is taking the time to get it right as fast as they can based on the information they have

[@MilkBoy17520]

@@pilgrimwings1295 Fox News has polluted your brain.

[@irtnyc]

​@@pilgrimwings1295This is an ignorant comment. No city in the world can maintain water pressure with thousands of hydrants opens

[@AlanToon-fy4hg]

It has not been fun in Atlanta today with the snow/freezing rain and so much shut down. Glad that this situation was handled well.

[@stephenhenley7452]

Look at this footage and then remember the adage: DRESS TO EGRESS!!! ALWAYS dress as if you will need to evacuate the plane. This mantra has saved more lives than almost any other in evacuations.

[@cynvision]

cold weather isn't the only reason I sit in my seat surrounded by my coat with my wallet in a pocket.

[@R3BootYourMind]

Same goes to all vehicles. I see so many people in cars with t-shirts on when it is freezing outside.

[@w4o8l15f16i23g48]

Awesome call of the pilots to evacuate. Better safe than sorry. And we saw it with Aeroflot Flight 1492 how fast an aircraft can burn down while not everyone was able to evacuate.

[@VASAviation]

Evacuating can be more dangerous and unsafe than staying onboard. It's not always an awesome call and I'm not sure if it was here.

[@MTGeomancer]

You're comparing a fire resulting from a crashed airplane, to one that had a minuscule engine fire the plane was able to extinguish itself? That's an odd take. In almost every emergency evacuation of an aircraft their are at least minor injuries. Those slides may look "fun" but they're very steep. It isn't something that should be done willy nilly. An engine fire is an emergency, but stopped, on the ground, with no fuel leak, it isn't a seconds matter emergency. British Airways Flight 2276 is a far better comparison, 20 were injured with one serious, all from the evacuation. In this case, I have doubts on if it was necessary. The pilots got poor information and confusion out of Ops/ARFF. They can't see the engines themselves. With the very little information they had, not surprised they thought it could be a fully involved fire. After evacuating and seeing it themselves, they may be regretting it. Especially if anyone got seriously injured.

[@BluefearHere]

I'm quite surprised that in the last photo it looks like they evacuated both sides of the aircraft, normally in a single engine fire you use the opposing side only. Also the comms from ARFF seemed a Cluster on this one...

[@RabbahDocRona]

I agree, the firefighters seemed to have an extremely difficult time on the radio. How can they take command if they are unable to communicate? AFD needs to revisit this

[@carnie2_917]

@@RabbahDocRona How easy it is to be riding from the couch. The ARFF people is doing a great job. They don't have a pre briefing, and a map infront of them. It's a big airport. And you complain that 1 FF is thinking for a few seconds to get orientated, before speaking...

[@MattH-wg7ou]

​@carnie2_917 they absolutely SHOULD have a map in front of them! If you need to gather your thoughts, do it before you key the mic, dont just jam up the freq.

[@BluefearHere]

@carnie2_917 part of me thinks ARFF should know the whole airport in their zone like the back of their hands like streets and intersections in a city. That said the weather conditions looks like it might have caused issues thst needs to be factored in for quick and direct response.

[@RabbahDocRona]

@carnie2_917 I am very experienced talking on multiple radios at one time in high stress situations. I'm not just some couch captain. These guys were very bad at their comms.

[@jimcarpenter965]

Apparently deputy Barney Fife moonlights as an airport fire chief.

[@bensonbowman9978]

I think the most surprising thing here was the lack of proficiency on comms by the fire crews. A little practice goes a long way!

[@SDK-im8sl]

This is a difficult challenge at many airports. Unlike pilots or airport ops, the fire crews can't be out there for hours daily getting super proficient with the complexities of ATC radio and big airport layout. The core idea, anyway, is that when they're responding to an actual incident called out by the Tower, all other traffic will be stopped. Many times the Tower will transmit, "All aircraft hold position! ARFF vehicles, proceed at will, cross all runways, the airport is yours."

[@Mark-pp7jy]

This is exactly why I never wear flip flops, sandals, or shower slippers when flying. The people behind you won't hesitate for a second when your toes get stepped on! (Retired airline employee.)

[@wiredforstereo]

You never wear flip-flops in case there is an emergency on a plane? Do you carry a big duffel bag to the gas station in case you need to haul your lotto winnings home?

[@bd5289]

Great job Victor, for getting this up so fast!

[@rustynail6819]

People running WITH BAGS after evacuating is maddening.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Absolutely ridiculous.

[@VickersDoorter]

Had the fire been more serious this type of selfishness could have killed those held up behind. There should be an international air law that if you are found with any form of luggage outside the aircraft, it's automatic jail and a heafty fine. It is not acceptable to risk the lives of others simply for your own benefit.

[@AntiqueRem]

Every single time

[@MG-ot2yr]

There should be a $1000 fine for doing that, it would deter it.

[@jayicg6189]

Dumb Americans…. Gotta bring MY bags

[@PeterPounders]

"Atlanta, you guys figure out what youre doing. In the meantime I'm getting my passengers off the plane"

[@CourtlandSandoverSly]

Controller biffed this one completely. No concern, no empathy, no SOPs.

[@angore3rd]

​@@CourtlandSandoverSly the confusion was conflicting reports on smoke vs fire. The pilot did not want to delay. Not sure what the controller could have done differently.

[@augustburrichter3078]

@@angore3rdthe controller sounded like their priority was preventing an evacuation on 9L to keep the runway open.

[@tvsjr1]

@@augustburrichter3078 evacuations are inherently dangerous... there are often minor injuries resulting, plus now you have dozens/hundreds of people on the ground in sub-freezing temps who likely aren't well prepared for it. While it should never be done at the cost of safety, if the controller can provide information to the crew and prevent an evacuation, that's a good thing.

[@claudiuspulcher2440]

@@augustburrichter3078 I didn't get that at all. Evacuations are not a good thing to do for no reason. The pilots were going to do it based on the mention of a fire but would have probably not done it otherwise. The fire chief picked a dumb moment to start broadcasting and OPs didn't or couldn't confirm one way or another.

[@jamestheredd]

I know this is probably procedure, but I'm very impressed with how swiftly the pilot chose to evacuate once fire was reported. They didn't spend anytime in denial of an emergency situation. Very professional.

[@harmoneyreilly4225]

Respect to that atc she is doing a good job.

[@RipRoaringGarage]

Im former SF and I have responded to many issues on active taxiways and runways. The fire dept needs some training in speed and brevity. That is why the plane evac'd on the runway (from my opinion). Simple answer took too long to get. Are we on fire? Fire chief dilly dalllying on freq.

[@nycres]

@@RipRoaringGarage I think you're absolutely right. ARFF was just not inspiring confidence here.

[@RT-qd8yl]

Excellent communication and work by everyone on the air side of things. Ground vehicles/fire left a bit to be desired IMO as a firefighter

[@Matt-zc1qs]

Professionals all around, especially on the flight deck. Engine failure on take off roll IN THE SNOW. Great job Delta crew.

[@chitownmexi]

My brother is a FO for delta on the 757. He was waiting to push back from ATL when this happened Called him as soon as reports came out of an evacuation at ATL. I love these videos. But this one just hits different. Glad everything turned out to be okay. He had an emergency landing 2 months ago. God watch over my brother and all pilots above.

[@plsniper]

Don't worry. Your brother must be trained right if he's flying for Delta. It's a leftist/racist airline, but the pilots are good. I know it was different listening to this as it hit so close to home.

[@lukasgray9027]

What the fuck even is a ‘leftist/racist airline’? The brainworm’s clearly been around a lot of y’all

[@comfortablynumb9342]

​@@plsniperit's a business. There's nothing leftist about it. They donated nearly twice as much to GOP candidates in the last election as they gave to Democrats. It must suck being a Reich wing incel living in Mommy's basement.

[@AmericanAirlinesRule]

@@plsniper Why are you bringing politics into this?

[@ljthirtyfiver]

@@AmericanAirlinesRulebecause hes a consumed fool .

[@Noledad77]

Am I the only one who noticed that the DAL flight # (2668) 1st for takeoff is 2x the DAL flight # (1334) that was 2nd for takeoff?

[@wtfudc]

Your comment makes no sense

[@RicnTay224]

​@@wtfudc he's saying 1334 x 2 = 2668

[@malcolm20091000]

@@RicnTay224 Now it makes sense.

[@hallowella]

Ohhhh my goddd, you may have been the only one who noticed, but now you're definitely not the only one that sees it

[@hallowella]

​@@wtfudcbad grammar, it should be "you are comment no make cents"

[@marcog5119]

Absolutely impeccable work from the tower controller. Professional, calm, concise and extremely helpful. Hats off to her, some of the best emergency comms I’ve heard

[@pranaypatel4775]

Currently still stuck in ATL!

[@edawg9962]

Better get to a hotel.....runways closed until 10pm....which means you're not getting out until tomorrow morning

[@pranaypatel4775]

@edawg9962 this was indeed the case i’m in a room now, it’d be great if airlines would use that info and cancel flights earlier (esp during an FAA ground stop), but no that’d make too much sense right? Anyway, good luck and safe travels to all affected!!

[@edawg9962]

@@pranaypatel4775 glad you made it to a hotel room....good luck tomorrow morning and safe travels, my friend!

[@geoffbruno]

Shouts out Matt Cochran for the great video. Best ATL spotter by a mile.

[@backandforthupanddow]

Seriously. Impressive. Thanks Matt!

[@eagle1107flyer]

My man Fire Chief just WOKE UP

[@toldt]

More like he just pulled his pants up.

[@RockmasterVideos]

mans whats chu tawkin bout, i nose ebonics....LoL.

[@AviatorLily]

Looks like it was handled well. Good evacuation. Wish some of the ground personnel had been faster talking on the radio though.

[@EvanEversTheCaliKid]

Bad evaluation....lots of bags

[@AviatorLily]

@@EvanEversTheCaliKid The pilots don't control the passengers breaking the rules. It was a good call to evacuate as soon as they got confirmation of flames. And passengers having a bag with them is not necessarily a slow evacuation.

[@EvanEversTheCaliKid]

@AviatorLily The flight attendants control the evacuation. Bags make evacuation dangerous more than anything. Bags have a high risk of damaging the slides so others can't get out

[@AviatorLily]

@@EvanEversTheCaliKid So you think that because some passengers disobeyed instructions the pilots made a bad call to evacuate? I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. Just to argue about my assessment that they made a good call?

[@EvanEversTheCaliKid]

@AviatorLily I am not talking about the pilots at all or any of their decisions

[@hatpeach1]

Amazing work VASAviation! Really well done.

[@BeckaBN]

I know when 2668 said 'we're aborting' they were screaming crying throwing up in 1334

[@jasondpalsutube]

1334 made sure to say "No Problem" to put it on record that he's chill about it all

[@timvanho9637]

@@jasondpalsutube Yeah I think 1334 has some perspective that their day got worse but still nowhere near as bad as 2668's

[@ChadNelson-v7v]

Everybody resets in times of emergency and schedules, bean counters, and everything else takes a distant back seat to deal with the emergency.

[@canyonblue737-8]

absolutely not. I've been an airline pilot for 30+ years now and I could care less about our delay or having to return to the gate when someone just blew a motor in the snow and the slides are coming out. that's silly.

[@ZombieKiller1965]

Good work by ATC. No screaming, just clear concise communications. No panic, no screaming. Good job ATC.

[@pfsantos007]

That second aircraft that needed to depart ASAP: When it rains, it pours! Glad everyone was ok on the plane aborting, though.

[@rynovoski]

Jinxed it.

[@PikaPichu]

you could hear the "are you kidding me" in that pilots voice after the abort when he was acknowledging the new taxi directions. Not a good day for anyone.

[@ChadNelson-v7v]

And deploying those evacuation slides no pilot takes lightly as back in the day it was 25 grand to reset them back to being serviceable and that was 25 years ago. But with confirmation that the engine was on fire and the pilot did not hesitate to give the order to deploy those slides and having no injuries,he is and should be, a hero. Good job not worrying about the bean counters.

[@EG-1969]

Even if he was just perceiving the uncertainty because of the failure of others to be declarative and to copy existing transmissions confirm smoke and fire, they made absolutely correct call. Don't wait for others to figure out what they actually know if they are demonstrating confusion - move ahead with the emergency. Great work by the flight deck.

[@aaronolp2118]

Quick thinking good job on ATC for keeping their cool and getting emergency personnel on scene quickly!

[@tylerdavidson9700]

That's a professional operation. Nicely done, all around. Pilot ordered an evacuation out of an abundance of caution but that's the correct call when dealing with a beer can full of kerosene that's on fire.

[@blackandgold676]

He wasn't going to wait on everyone else to MAKE UP THEIR MINDS! Good on him!

[@Fast351]

Absolutely. Yank the fire control on the engine. Give it a 10 count. Still have flames? Get off the plane. A small fire goes to a really big fire in seconds when the wings are essentially a giant gas can.

[@nahteo]

Top Tip: Never rush service folks. Not while they're making your food, not while they're delivering your goods and for real, not while they're clearing your runway.

[@NicolaW72]

Thank you very much for picking this incident up!

[@TrevorWofford]

Great video! Thanks for putting together so quickly

[@mindful47]

Thank u for saving life .

[@gcorriveau6864]

I'm not used to seeing snow in ATL. Must have been a chaotic day to begin with - then the fit hits the shan! Well handled, overall - when suddenly everyone needs to communicate at once.

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

Yepppppp I'm just west of them, and the snow threw a major wrench in the system. Controller handled it like a boss though.

[@ATCandMore1]

What a great job by the controller. She was calm, communicated clearly throughout, even before the emergency when she was asking about the fuel status of the following Delta. She made sure everyone was completely aware of what was happening and dealt with it perfectly. On the flipside, you have some pretty stupid passengers making sure they've found time to take their baggage with them when they evacuated. Those 10 seconds it took to fetch their bag could have cost someone ther life, absolute idiots.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

Agreed. The only time you ever take anything off with you is if it's life-or-death medication (insulin, etc). As a diabetic, you better believe I have a tiny, velcro pouch I attach to my upper arm when flying, so I don't have to screw around with bags or cases.

[@TimArmstrong98]

Respect to the pilot who made decisive action on the information he had available and aborted the take off quickly. Some may question whether an evacuation was required but the cost of an evacuation is nothing compared to the risk of loss of human life. You never know how things can snowball, ie, risk of explosion.

[@patrickfitzgerald-f5m]

I agree the tower wasn’t passing the information quickly enough about the fire so he pulled the trigger

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Risk of exploding? Has that ever happened?

[@jonathanpringle8238]

@@patrickfitzgerald-f5m the captain is in charge and can overide atc instruction in emergencies

[@TimArmstrong98]

@@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 Explosion I'm not sure. But fatalities due to slow evacuation have occurred frequently.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

@@TimArmstrong98 frequently? Can you give an example?

[@Arnold-m9y]

I'm a retired security officer and part of my career I spent working at Hartsfield in my last assignment before going to a new job. I worked at Northwest Airlines technical operations center back in the 90s. And we used to monitor Atlanta fire rescue and the Crash phone for the FAA Tower on handheld and desk scanners at our location. I can tell you from having work with those guys before mainly during medical assist calls where they needed to get from our side of the facility over across the runways in taxiways to the other side., they got this right they got this done by the numbers and everybody was on the same page I remember this was all happening not doing good weather but when it was actually snowing and freezing rain in an area that hasn't had it for years big thumbs up to the guys and gals attached to Battalion 7 at Hartsfield., well done troops well done..... no casualties no injuries the passengers and crew we're fine., the engine number two .... not so much. And the one thing you have to notice is everybody on the radio was listening to all of the traffic not just certain parts. That's why this was handled as smoothly as it was and there was a little bit of a delay in radio communication response but you have to remember everything is happening at once., and this is also happening in real time in weather conditions that are actually dropping at the time of the incident., at an airport that doesn't get snow that often

[@x808drifter]

Holy shit Batman! Wall of text much? It's called a paragraph break. Learn to use one.

[@danielmosey6203]

Not sure what video you were listening to. I suggest you listen to the BA 038 recording at Heathrow. That’s how it’s meant to be done.

[@irtnyc]

Super unimpressive.

[@zoso73]

A rare sight to see a 757 being evacuated.

[@AndrewLarson-mq7xc]

But not for a airjunk I mean airjunk..

[@Mlgraham22]

I’ll just add that as an Atlantan, this was the first significant snowfall we’ve had in over three years. So, you have ground crew dealing with a situation that they haven’t had to handle in years. Given the circumstances I applaud everyone for doing a great job in unique and challenging conditions.

[@coachwilson5967]

Thanks Victor. This must have been dicey & icey!

[@timeslidez]

Obviously its not an easy decision for the pilots but it looks like with a bit more coordination with the fire trucks the evacuation and resulting injuries could have been avoided.

[@george-op9dw]

I believe that as far as it was indeed a fire, the evacuation was the best option. We know now that evacuation could be avoided, but it's easy to make a decision sitting on a sofa, knowing that the fire was easily extinguished.

[@JavierCruz-je1ct]

@@george-op9dw I don’t see how evacuating pax’s towards the “fire” was the best option.

[@HitechProductions]

Yes, it seemed to me that the captain did not get a timely enough confirmation that the fire was out, so he evacuated. Evacuations can take awhile, so...

[@george-op9dw]

@@JavierCruz-je1ct Evacuation was the right choice. Normally, they should avoid the right side, but I believe that the crew probably used it because the fire was already out.

[@george-op9dw]

@@JavierCruz-je1ct Evacuation was the right choice. Normally, they should avoid the right side, but I believe that the crew probably used it because the fire was already out.

[@tomstravels520]

And incase anyone is wondering, they're PW2000 engines

[@SkyWayMan90]

Do those require a 30-second run up in icing conditions before takeoff like the GEs do?

[@notyou6950]

I feel much relief! Not a GE motor. That is always bad.

[@RemDawg1]

@@SkyWayMan90these engines require at least 50% N1 run-up for 1 second every 15 minutes

[@justing42]

@@SkyWayMan90no

[@justing42]

@@RemDawg1no they don’t

[@iriska522]

The captain did a great job taking the decision to evacuate. Better safe than sorry

[@djsmith2871]

Pilots - can you confirm fire? All responders: 🤔 🤔 😳 🤔 Pilots thinking: This is a complete 💩 show Pilots actual: We're evacuating on the runway

[@larryscott3982]

6:10 a lot of those passengers look like they’re having difficulty in the snow with all that carry-on bags they’re carrying.

[@apexclip3458]

Atlanta Command should be the ARFF chief call sign. He and the other ARFF personnel need SERIOUS, additional training on taxiway identification and Comms.

[@JHamilton791]

I'm not saying you're wrong by any means but this is the first time in 7 years ATL has had winter operations on this scale. As a resident here, everything looks weird covered in snow.

[@lwheatcraft]

@@JHamilton791 "Winter operations." That was barely a dusting.

[@apexclip3458]

@@JHamilton791 Yeah that’s fair. It still doesn’t excuse the poor radio work. Which tells me they don’t practice it much. It’s literally on the job training, which is not good during an actual Mayday situation. Also, it sounds like they don’t have the iPad Jeppesons moving map display that we airline pilots have.

[@ktreier]

ATL is busiest airport in the US but the Fire Chief sounded like he should working at a small regional airport.

[@Kaipeternicolas]

Well done by the Delta crew. They heard fire and initiated the evacuation.

[@tylerzu7597]

Have to say..Fantastic flight crew. Fantastic ATC she is very calm and very clear what's going on there

[@Repairman87]

I wonder if it was FOD from one the brush trucks.

[@stimpsjd]

I’m wondering if it was deicer fluid evaporation that caused the smoke. Did they actually confirm the engine failure or did someone just see what looked like smoke?

[@oldman8268]

Got that out fast, good job!

[@swolecole]

Thank you ATC. Good job Delta Crew

[@kristensorensen2219]

Just look at how many passengers are carrying their luggage!! This is absolutely the worst thing to do in an emergency evacuation!! Just get out and leave those carry on bags alone!! If they burn up your insurance companies will cover the loss!! If you slow the evacuation you could burn!

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

It didn’t slow the evacuation though, everyone got off safely

[@mopardude824]

Controller did a great job here.

[@spelldaddy5386]

This is why, as a passenger, I always stay bundled up for the weather during taxi and takeoff, and only get comfortable in cruise. You never know if you will have to evacuate at a moment's notice, and it looks like some people in that footage really wished they had coats

[@kendrapratt2098]

I make sure to wear sturdy shoes and thicker pants. Never know what you might end up encountering!

[@RPO767]

A very good point. And don't remove your shoes either. And very few people seem to pay any attention to the safety briefing before takeoff anymore either. It's as if they have more important things to do on their smartphones.

[@pfsantos007]

I'm guilty of removing my coat, since it's usually hot inside till the HVAC (bleeds) do their thing. Good point!

[@ChicagoMel23]

⁠*your

[@andy5478-MTB]

@@kendrapratt2098 Always proper footwear for sure.

[@dhubbard313]

Controller did a good job! The only feedback is perhaps she *could* have told Delta 2668 that there was reported fire/smoke coming from right engine after having been told there was by trucks at least 2 times. Whether or not she had clear visibility of such from her POV is irrelevant. That extra info would allow for evacuation to be initiated immediately. GREAT active listening by the flight crew because Controller initially bypassed that info. In a situation like this, that was the part flight crew NEEDED to hear right away. Especially when they already lead with "engine failure" (which does not necessarily indicate fire/smoke)...so I do think it was imperative to report that part ASAP. Shoutout to the guy that came in hot with that "NEGATIVE! NEGATIVE! There's flames..." call. Lol he gets it!👌🏾

[@jaredwhite6005]

I wonder if an excessive amount of glycol was sprayed on top of the engine and got ingested? They don’t do that much deicing in ATL lol. Glycol can also cause smoke and a foul smell in the cabin if it gets sucked up.

[@FlyingMaxFr]

Interesting theory

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

Deicing fluid being ingested in the engine wouldn't cause symptoms that could be mistaken for an engine failure.

[@MyGoogleYoutube]

You don't spray anti ice or deice fluid into the engine.

[@jaredwhite6005]

@@MyGoogleKZbin correct it can damage the engine. You de/anti-ice on top of engines and use extreme caution

[@jaredwhite6005]

@@hewhohasnoidentity4377 fair yeah we don’t know exactly what happened but, I do know that ATL doesn’t see many major events especially ice & snow. Propylene Glycol does have a flashpoint and can burn. I’ve seen many APU‘s destroyed by glycol… not so good things happen when it gets sucked up. I guess we’ll see what exactly happened once their tech ops gets a hold of the bird.

[@MazzieMay]

I was reading the live thread for this on Reddit, passengers were posting. Some other passengers that were deboarded on nearby planes were in there too. So neat to see this here

[@CANFlight]

I'm assuming the Sweepers and plows hadn't finished the runway yet, since they were cleared off early due to the fuel situation, thankfully the braking action was still good enough to stop in the case of this high-speed reject.

[@karmabasedj8184]

"What does it mean timewise".. that was smooooth!

[@victorharden5906]

Kudos to the pilot. Absolute right call. Delta is my go to airline because of the inflight staff. Love them. CEO, not so much.

[@emiratrous3431]

Evac was the right call? Why?

[@EricYoung-mo5ec]

@@emiratrous3431because the plane was on fire

[@MeKHell]

@@emiratrous3431 It is from the perspective of the pilot => Engine on fire + no qualitative information from the Fire dept. Since the pilots do not see the engine, they might have thought it was an important fire and not just few extinguished flames. But it is clearly not with a global view due to the risk and danger from an evacuation. The only thing the pilots could have done is to send a flight attendant to go see the engine from the inside (Maybe the would have a better situational awareness and would not have evacuated on the runway).

[@jklbubbublkj7939]

@@MeKHell what do you think of mandating cameras to show multiple angles of each engine if needed? very seldom would they be used, but for cases like this, useful to a degree.

[@MeKHell]

@@jklbubbublkj7939 very high cost compared to its utility, and might not be that useful. For me the issue here is the fire dept, which confuses the pilot and does not give clear and reliable information. But I'm not an expert.

[@blancolirio]

Hmmmm.... Thanks Victor!

[@SilentSkulk]

Great work but why on Earth were the emergency doors opened on the right side where the fire was???

[@brentbeacham9691]

It’s the flight attendants call. I’m guessing the bottles were blown and/or the flames fizzled out such that looking out of that exit window showed no reason not to use that exit. Those windows get very fogged (those windows are not heated but should be) and nearly impossible to see out of when the glycol is sprayed and drips down.

[@Xanthopteryx]

@@brentbeacham9691 Then no need to exit so....

[@brentbeacham9691]

@@Xanthopteryx The captain called for an evacuation. They preformed the evacuation without incident.They did their job successfully. One thing I forgot to mention are the over wing slides face backwards. They do not pass directly behind the engines as they do on Airbus for instance. Unless there was an active and visible fire, in this case, it was fine to use all exits.

[@Xanthopteryx]

​@@brentbeacham9691There were several injurues for what i know. And if no fire, then dont evacuate. And fire crew were already on scene, they will put the fire out in an instant.

[@brentbeacham9691]

@ you’re the boss.

[@ATLOffroad]

Glad everyone was safe. That’s a tough decision to make. So many things going on and evacuation was the right thing to do.

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

Was it?

[@danlilly1790]

Anybody else notice that the two flight numbers in this recording are 1334 and exactly twice that 2668? What're the odds on that?

[@latisewilson4561]

Wow

[@JpmNetwork]

Nothing odd see in the Spirit Jehovah is speaking "the first stall be last and the last first" Omnipresent but not many can see

[@JimCutler]

Tower and Pilot both did their jobs well.

[@carbonking53]

Let these videos serve as an example as to why you shouldn't wear your pajamas, skirts, flipflops, heels, sandals, or crocs when flying.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Facts!

[@malekodesouza7255]

Yep. Dress for the worst.

[@Jasoos_Jasonda]

Not my problem

[@scollyutube]

Just as bad being seated and no outwear on as well temperature wise. I bet people got jackets out of the overhead lockers here

[@pilgrimwings1295]

And keep the pajamas for indoor use.... flying or not

[@1ytcommenter]

A kingdom for a discrete ARFF frequency.

[@MrJmdgh]

That runway didn't look like it had been brushed very well? Lots of snow, ice, and debris at the beginning of the roll no?

[@buckhorncortez]

No...

[@mattz1230]

no.

[@lwheatcraft]

No.

[@Xanthopteryx]

They need some training at Arlanda - the best in its game i would say. Have held courses for multiple other crews around the world.

[@JDH_MUSIC]

The amount of snow on the runway was crazy probably making it hard on the engines

[@chrisk5437]

Every ops / fire vehicle needs training on proper radio comms… also, they might have evacuated just a little quick, not trying to Monday morning QB them. It didn’t appear they even gave the fire crews a chance to respond

[@BoxdHound]

They didn't give them a chance to respond sleepily; my fully-fueled aircraft is on fire - unless someone assertively interjects that the situation is stabilizing I am finger on the button for 45 seconds max and even that is an eternity.

[@JohnVanBuiten]

I'm shocked the amount of passengers with their carryon bags

[@AkilanNarayanaswamy]

Passengers carrying bags classic 😂

[@RT-qd8yl]

The people carrying bags should get arrested for impeding the evacuation and endangering everyone else.

[@fcguy7]

@@RT-qd8yl Amen though I think a threat of $2000 fine would be better than full on arrest (unless there are injuries, then arrest). It should be part of the safety briefing "in the case of an evacuation keep in mind that the nearest door may be behind you. Also, leave all bags behind, you face a federal fine of $2000 if you bring a bag with you during an evacuation.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@fcguy7 I dunno, I feel like way too many people view fines as more of a convenience fee than anything else. It does nothing to stop/discourage wealthier people, who are probably the ones most likely to do this anyway. Jail is an equalizer for stuff like that.

[@ghostrider-be9ek]

need winter clothes

[@rona4960]

@@RT-qd8yl Okay drama queen

[@marquoso]

Excellent stuff VASAviation

[@shanec.7105]

ARFF didn't comm direct to pilots, just casually stated fire on the engine to ATC.

[@cdtaylor7732]

Good call by the pilots to evacuate. When in doubt, get the people out

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

When in doubt get more information

[@VickersDoorter]

Appaling that people evacuated with hand luggage. There are several people running with hand luggage, one guy even with two bags at 6:07. Every fraction of a second and every inch of aisle space counts when a couple of hundred people need to exit in the case of fire on board. Should be a mandatory prison or heavy fine if you are found on the airfield carrying baggage.

[@anpanmanmiru]

America🇺🇸

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

They all evacuated safely in a timely manner so no it didn’t make a difference

[@chem3066]

Excellent job sir

[@andy5478-MTB]

This is exactly why you don't don't take your shoes off or fly in flip-flops. If you do take your shoes off at least wait till the plane is in the air😁

[@jayschafer1760]

Given that many people's feet swell at altitude, it can be tough to get your shoes back on if you take them off.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Buy some compression socks. They are quite effective.

[@pilgrimwings1295]

​@jayschafer1760 Many people's feet swell at altitude ? Never heard of that. Sounds like some serious medical problems

[@robytar]

Last time I flew, bet half of all passengers had on flip flops, pretty disgusting.

[@theadventurousandre]

Thx for getting this up so quickly!

[@oelschlegel]

Fire Chief what the hell readback not required

[@GymGuy817JasonEuless]

The controller and the pilot were excellent! The fire chief did not communicate clearly, and could possibly saved having to evacuate if he would have made it clear quicker that the flames had been extinguished. It’s hard to know though what he was going through at the scene. I’m guessing talking on the radio wasn’t his only job.

[@wincav]

Fire Chief was talking when more important communications were going on. He needs to back off when his priority is waaaay down the list at that particular point in time.

[@angore3rd]

His call backs were slow and he seemed last to get there

[@malekodesouza7255]

He was unsure and it showed in the comms.

[@billandmarebannan4392]

He needs to learn his phonetic alphabet

[@kurtco.397]

@@billandmarebannan4392 Atlanta uniquely uses "dixie" instead of "delta" for D to avoid the potential confusion with the airline of the same name.

[@alanblyde8502]

That controller is very good at her job well done 👌

[@methridge]

Fire Chief sounds stoned out of his gourd.

[@Davros-vi4qg]

Sounds like some retraining in radio prods, or get a driver and comms guy for the poor man.

[@samuelWx]

Can you say DEI....

[@jonnj9701]

@@samuelWx Shameful comment. People have been incompetent well before diversity ventures and you know it

[@dennis2376]

Very cool and well done be every one, though I think the Fire Chief might need so more training. :) Thank you. Glad everyone was safe.

[@life_with_bernie]

Fire chief needs retraining.

[@eddies987]

Can the fire chief take more time on the radio clogging it up?

[@beepbop6697]

Ops-3 earning their money today.