A transatlantic passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this evening after the crew reported a possible overheating of a cockpit windows.
Delta Air Lines flight DL-4 departed London’s Heathrow airport at 4.45pm this afternoon bound for JFK Airport in New York. The Boeing 767-400(ER) jet was over two hours into its journey when the crew declared an emergency. There were 143 passengers and crew on board.
The flight crew made contact with air traffic controllers at AirNav Ireland’s North Atlantic Communications Centre at Ballygirreen in Co Clare requested clearance to divert to Shannon Airport. The crew broadcast a Squawk 7700 distress signal on their transponder indicating their emergency status.
The crew was cleared to descended from 34,000 feet to 10,000 feet and reroute to Shannon. The crew confirmed they would require fire crews standing by for their arrival in case the aircraft’s brakes overheated during the emergency…
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