A Delta Air Lines flight had to turn back on Aug. 4 after it was struck by lightning shortly after take-off, the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
The flight, which was headed to Rome, returned to Boston Logan International Airport as a precautionary measure, after the lightning strike was reported by the crew.
“Delta Air Lines Flight 112 returned to and landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport around 7:20 p.m. local time after the crew reported a lightning strike following departure. The Airbus A330 was headed to Rome, Italy,” according to the official statement by the FAA on the administration’s website.
No further incident was reported after the plane landed back in Boston.
Delta Air Lines apologized to travelers for the inconvenience caused by the delay. The airline said it was “working to get customers to their final destination as quickly as possible.”
Commercial aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes, according to the FAA, which said an investigation into the incident is currently underway.
Delta Airlines told NTD in a statement that the “safety of our customers and people remains Delta’s most important priority.”
Previous Incidents
Delta has encountered several technical issues over the last year. Last month, the FAA reported that two Delta flights were diverted due to mechanical problems. Delta flight 927 was en route from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to Atlanta and was diverted because of an issue with cabin pressure.
On the same day, Delta flight 1950 was bound for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, from Atlanta. The flight had to return to Atlanta, following reports by the crew of a potential mechanical issue.
Both planes were Boeing 757-200s, according to Delta.
In March, a Delta flight from Salt Lake City bound for Amsterdam had to cut its journey short after the plane experienced technical trouble mid-air, when the pilots on the Airbus A330neo became aware of a missing panel behind one of its two engines.
All 260 passengers on board, as well as 13 crew members were safely returned, and no injuries were reported.
The same month, a Delta Boeing 737 was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew out during take off from the Caribbean island of Aruba. None of the 174 on board were injured.
The Associated Press contributed to this article