Delta jet makes emergency landing as smoke pours from engine 1 day after Southwest disaster
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Delta jet departing from the world's busiest airport made an emergency landing Wednesday after smoke was seen pouring from one of the plane's engines.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport tweeted that "after 6pm, smoke was reported coming from the engine of a departing aircraft."
The plane, which was departing for London, "immediately returned" and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) officials "hosed down the aircraft's smoking engine."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The plane was towed back to the concourse with passengers aboard, the airport said. No injuries have been reported.
A reporter with Fox 5 Atlanta who was aboard the plane said the incident occurred nearly half an hour into the flight.
The incident came a day after a Southwest Airline flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after one of the plane's engines exploded in mid-air. One woman, who passengers said was partially pulled out of the plane window, was killed when shrapnel from the engine hit her.