Summary
- A Delta flight from Jackson to Atlanta diverted to St. Louis due to a pressurization issue.
- All passengers and crew disembarked safely and were later re-accommodated onto a replacement flight.
- Over 1,000 Boeing 757-200’s remain in service worldwide
A Saturday morning Delta Air Lines flight between Jackson Hole and Atlanta was unexpectedly diverted to St. Louis after reports of a pressurization issue onboard the Boeing 757-200. The flight was carrying 148 passengers and six crew members, and upon landing, there were no reports of injuries.
According to data from Flightradar24, the aircraft operating the service held registration N550NW, a 23-year-old aircraft operating the service, has since remained on the apron at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) for detailed inspection from the carrier.
With corresponding data from Flightradar24, an online flight tracker and database, it identified that the aircraft departed from Jackson Hole at 08:19, slightly behind its intended departure of 07:55, and climbed to its expected cruising altitude of 40,000 feet. The aircraft continued towards its final destination of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) before the captain squawked 7700 around 11:04, which declared an emergency above the community of Brookfield in mid-Missouri due to an onboard pressurization issue.
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Arriving in St. Louis
DL927 landed in St. Louis 32 minutes after declaring an emergency and was met by many emergency services. All were then disembarked off the aircraft safely, and a replacement flight was scheduled for passengers to be re-accommodated later that day. A spokesperson for Delta released this statement:
“Delta flight 927, operating from Jackson Hole, WY to Atlanta, diverted to STL after experiencing a pressurization issue in-flight. The flight landed safely and without further incident. We are working to get our customers to their final destination as quickly as possible, and we apologize for the delay in their travel. The safety of our customers and people remains Delta’s most important priority.”
Delta car teams were deployed to the terminal to support those affected by the diversion.
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1,000 757s still in service
ch-Aviation, an online aviation database, shows that over 1,000 757s still take to the skies worldwide. Boeing no longer produces the variant as the type was canceled in 2003, as Boeing opted to develop the 737 and 787 aircraft.
The Delta aircraft in question, which took its first test flight on June 2, 2001, was delivered to Northwest Airlines on June 19, later that month. It eventually transferred into the Delta mainline fleet on May 1, 2009, as Northwest merged into the Atlanta-based carrier. N550NW holds serial number 26497 and is configured to transport 20 business, 29 premium, and 150 economy class passengers. It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines.

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