Delta's Boeing 757-200 declares emergency after nose landing gear issue

A Delta Airlines flight bound for Atlanta, Georgia, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was forced to declare an emergency on Thursday. The Boeing 757-200 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport following an issue with the nose landing gear. A Delta Boeing 757-200 was forced to declare emergency before landing in Atlanta following a landing gear issue Delta's Boeing aircraft declares emergency ahead of landing Delta Flight 1435 was forced to declare an emergency upon receiving a notification that the plane's nose landing gear may not have been down, per Fox 5. A spokesperson for the airline released a statement that read: “The Delta flight crew enacted their extensive training to manage an indication of a potential nose landing gear issue, as nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and crew. The flight landed safely and was towed to an arrival gate out of an abundance of caution.” The incident comes just weeks after another Delta Boeing 757-200 bound for Atlanta was forced to declare an emergency due to a “flap disagree” before making a safe landing at the destined airport.