On Tuesday, August 21, 2025, Delta Air Lines Flight 1893, traveling from Orlando International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, experienced an in-flight incident involving a partial detachment of a flap on its left wing. The incident was captured on video by passenger Shanila Arif, who described feeling severe turbulence and observing the damaged flap through the window.
Arif recounted to CNN that passengers initially believed the shaking was due to turbulence, but quickly realized something was amiss when a fellow passenger pointed out the dangling flap. She expressed fear that the detached piece could strike the tail of the aircraft, possibly causing a crash.
upon landing safely in Austin, ground crews confirmed that a portion of the left wing’s flap was missing. Delta Air Lines instantly removed the aircraft from service for thorough maintenance and inspection.
