Delta plane loses piece of wing over Texas

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A Delta Air Lines flight lost a portion of its wing while flying over Texas on Wednesday night.

Delta Flight 1893 was flying from Orlando International to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

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“We felt it was bad turbulence. The plane was shaking,” passenger Shanila Arif told CNN. “The lady in front of us opened the window and told us it is broken. I opened the window and got scared.”

Video shows the flap dangling behind the wing.

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After landing “it was observed that a portion of the left wing’s flap was not in place,” the Atlanta-based airline said in a statement. “The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance.”

CNN reported that there were 62 passengers and six crew members on board and no one was hurt.

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