Civil Aviation Resources Network News on May 08, 2024: According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the evening of May 6, local time, an A321 (registration number N504DZ) of Delta Air Lines had an accident at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, and the nose of the passenger plane caught fire.
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A spokesman for the airport said that Delta Air Lines flight DL604 flew from Cancun to the A10 parking stand at Seattle-Tacoma Airport that night, causing an electric spark after being connected to a ground power source, causing the nose of the passenger plane to catch fire.
No injuries were reported, the report said. Delta said in a statement that the crew of Flight 604 from Cancun to Seattle witnessed smoke coming out of the nose area of the plane on Monday night after turning on ground power. For safety reasons, the crew deployed an emergency slide. Passengers have all been evacuated and the aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection and maintenance.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also issued a statement saying that at around 10 p.m. local time on Monday, May 6, Delta Air Lines Flight 604 landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. At the time, the aircraft was parked at the gate and the crew reported that the ground electrical installation could have caused a fire. Passengers were quickly evacuated via an emergency slide.