Earlier in the month a Delta Boeing 747 was damaged in a hailstorm over China and was forced to land in Seoul. Delta backpeddled the bird theory on Tuesday saying the nose cone was damaged by hail.

June 16 2015 Delta Air Lines Flight 159 A Boeing 747 From Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport To Seoul Inch Aircraft Vintage Aircraft Cargo Aircraft
Inherited when it bought Northwest Airlines is still in Seoul two weeks after a harrowing flight through a hailstorm over China.
Delta airlines 747 hail damage. Before Delta bought the airline in 2008. Delta Air Lines flight DL159 departed Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport MI DTW on a regular service to Seoul-Incheon International Airport ICN in South Korea. DTW ICN DL 159 747 Aircraft Hail Damage On 17 Jun 2015 DL flight 159 was severley damged by hail see link w pictures below while over China en route from DTW to ICN.
11 points 5 years ago. Paul International Airport and likely under maintenance to replace another 747 that was damaged by hail while flying over China. A Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 registration N664US performing flight DL-159 dep Jun 16th from DetroitMI USA to Seoul South Korea was enroute over China when the aircraft encountered hail causing substantial damage to the aircrafts radome hail penetrating the radome causing a large hole as well as leading edges of wings and tail plane.
Delta Airlines released this statement. Std at MZJ 10 Jul 2015. Delta flies hail-damaged NWA Boeing 747 to Arizona boneyard Hail pummels Delta 747 over China.
A Boeing 747-451 registration N664US sustained substantial damage when it encountered severe turbulence and hail while en route over China. LoyaltyLobby reported about it here. Delta flight diverted to NYC after hail damages nose.
QUEENS New York City WABC -- A Delta Airlines says hail not a bird caused the damage that forced a flight to make an emergency landing at JFK Airport in New York City. Delta flight 1889 from Boston to Salt Lake City diverted to Denver due to damage to the aircraft after encountering a thunderstorm that produced hail while. There have been a few similar events.
NWAs Spirit of Beijing Photos Back to Top. The crew reported an issue with the navigation systems as a result causing them to seek an earlier landing. It appears hail was likely between 1 and 15 inches in diameter sufficient to damage the nose cone but not quite large enough to shatter a windshield.
Late June a Delta Airlines 747 was severely damaged by hail while flying though Chinese airspace. The plane was headed to. Delta Flight 159 encountered a hailstorm flying from Detroit to Seoul June 16.
The jet was subsequently taken out of service. A mothballed Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 is at Minneapolis-St. It is just cheaper to pull and airplane which was parked in the desert.
This Queen of the Sky I am told is headed for Marana Aerospace Solutions a enormous boneyard for retired airliners north of Tucson. Descending through 3000 feet the aircraft ran into heavy hail causing damage to the aircraft. Delta Airlines 747 Jet Destroyed By Hail During Flight To Seoul.
I am guessing the damage is not the worst an airliner has experienced in a hail storm but because of the aircrafts age and Deltas replacement plan it does not make financial sense to perform the necessary repairs. The Delta Air Lines Boeing 747 N664US which was heavily damaged by hail on a flight to Seoul Korea last month will return to the United States late this week but it appears her flying days are over. Hail pelted the plane as it flew through a thunderstorm damaging part of the aircraft and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing in Denver officials said.
It is my understanding this 747 is now being scrapped as it is damaged beyond repair. It was flying from Detroit to Seoul two weeks ago when it encountered a hailstorm. A Boeing 747 that Delta Air Lines Inc.
The jet was subsequently replaced by an already decommissioned but fit to fly 747 that Delta called back into service. The former Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 that sustained damage while flying through a hailstorm over China crossed the Pacific Ocean Friday on a flight to the Arizona desert airport where Delta. The damaged plane a 26-year-old Boeing 747-451 23819721 N644US was dubbed The Spirit of Beijing by Eagan-based Northwest Airlines Corp.
The flight was diverted out of an abundance of caution following a mechanical issue said spokeswoman. Incident 17 Jun 2015 at ICN when severely damaged having flown through a hail storm. A Delta Airlines says hail not a bird caused the damage that forced a flight to make an.
-- A Delta jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport after it was caught in a hail storm that damaged its windshield and nose cone.
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