Jet rolls off taxiway at world's busiest airport
Airport personnel respond to a Delta Air Lines plane that ran off the runway on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Credit: AP
Cranes were being used to move a jet that sustained significant damage when it rolled off a taxiway at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta.
Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson tells The Associated Press that mechanics were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system around 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said there were no passengers on the aircraft. Two maintenance workers were on board. No injuries were reported.
Torbenson said the jet sustained "significant damage."
Delta spokesman Anthony Black said the jet would be taken to a maintenance facility for a full structural investigation.
Bergen said the jet rolled off the taxiway on the east side of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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