ATLANTA — A Delta flight leaving from Atlanta to Los Angeles took an unexpected detour Tuesday to make an emergency landing after there was smoke in the cabin.
Flight D2846 was diverted to Albuquerque after there was "a smokey odor" in the aircraft, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson said.
A passenger on the flight shared video with 11Alive's Cody Alcorn and said smoke filled the cabin. They said the captain reported a drop in oil pressure that caused an engine to catch fire.
"So they had to extinguish the fire and shut the engine down," the passenger, who asked to remain anonymous said. "We emergency landed with one working engine."
People sitting near the engine said it got extremely hot and within 30 minutes saw the cabin filled with smoke, according to the passenger.
Delta said an emergency was declared with Air Traffic Control to help prioritize the flight and clear the skies to redirect it to New Mexico.
The Boeing 757 had left Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and was headed for LAX, according to the airline. There were 193 customers on board, two pilots and four flight attendants.
Despite the detour, Delta said teams were working to arrange the flight to continue in another aircraft that was scheduled to arrive in Albuquerque Tuesday evening.
"Nothing is important than the safety of our customers and crew. That’s why our flight crew followed procedures to safely divert today’s flight 2846 to Albuquerque. Delta teams are working to get our customers on their way later this afternoon and we apologize for the delay in their travel plans," the airline said in a statement.