Well, and tonight at this hour,
the aircraft is out of service and undergoing an inspection,
as is protocol in situations like this.
The good news is that despite the scare,
there were no injuries.
Rochelle 2346 declaring emergency we need to directly to the
airport.
This is the Airbus A220.
After landing safely last night at Logan NEWS CENTER Five
was there as a Delta Maintenance crew performed an initial
inspection moments after the mid air scare.
2346 was the nature of the emergency.
And we've got some multiple fairly system failures and lightning
strike antias system has failed.
Delta flight 2346 from Chicago to Boston was preparing to
land at Logan last night and while on approach in
bad weather apparently sustained a lightning strike.
It's not common in that it occurs every time because.
Yeah, traffic controllers and pilots all take precautions to avoid
storms and go around them,
particularly when they're severe in nature.
It's not uncommon, let's put it that way.
Tom Canton is an aviation consultant and former CEO and
executive director of Masport,
which had emergency crews standing by last night.
Aircraft is designed to take the hit and then have
the electricity follow through the fuselage and exit the aircraft.
So you may have some disruptions.
Lights will flicker. Avionics will go on and off in
the cockpit.
Things get restored fairly quickly,
within seconds, in a statement,
Delta says. As safety is always Delta's top priority,
the aircraft is being taken out of service for evaluation,
in line with our typical procedures.
And there were approximately 85 people aboard that flight.
Again, no one was injured.
Reporting live at Logan Airport,
Todd Kriskovich, WCVB NEWS CENTER 5.