THIS is the terrifying moment a broken plane wing hangs off a Delta flight leaving the aircraft “shaking” in mid air.
Passengers were left terrified when the flap on a Boeing 737 partially snapped off before landing in Texas on Tuesday.
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The wing flap was captured hanging from the aircraftYouTube/New York Post
The Delta Air Lines Flight 1893 had departed from Orlando International and was headed to Austin Bergstrom International Airport when travellers noticed the aircraft’s dangling arm.
Horrifying footage taken by a passenger shows the wing flap hanging from the aircraft’s body thousands of feet up in the air.
The plane then began to shake as it was struck by bad turbulence.
Shanila Arif told CNN: “We felt it was bad turbulence. The plane was shaking. The lady in front of us opened the window and told us it is broken. I opened the window and got scared.”
Wing flaps are an essential part of plane takeoffs and landings.
Delta has since apologized for the incident and ensured the plane, which was carrying 62 passengers and six crew members at the time, had been “taken out of service for maintenance”.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers,” the firm added.
The Federal Aviation Administration told The Independent, “The crew of Delta Air Lines Flight 1893 reported damage to the left wing flap after safely landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport around 3.10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.”
The FAA said it will investigate the incident and confirmed no one was injured.
It comes just weeks after Delta Flight 590 packed with 150 passengers narrowly avoided a runway disaster when another plane nearly landed right on top of it.
As the flight was preparing for takeoff, the crew saw another plane landing on the same runway forcing it to turn back towards the terminal.
The plane was travelling from Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez in Mexico City to Atlanta.
It also follows the shocking moment at least 25 people were hurt after a Delta Air Lines flight dropped over 1,600 feet in 85 seconds before making an emergency landing, tracking dad shows.
Passengers were thrown into the air as witnesses recalled being terrified for their lives when violent turbulence caused the mid-flight disaster.
The flight was two hours into its eight-hour journey from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam when it was forced to divert to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on Wednesday.
Severe turbulence shook the Airbus A330-900, carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members on board, and threw passengers to the ceiling as beverage carts fell and spilled drinks everywhere.
Data from flight tracker FlightAware later showed the plane nose-dived in just 85 seconds.
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