Part of US plane's wing breaks off during flight

The Federal Aviation Administration successful nan US is investigating aft a flap connected a Boeing 737's helping partially collapsed disconnected earlier landing successful Texas connected Tuesday.

Delta Air Lines Flight 1893 was flying from Orlando International to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport erstwhile passengers noticed thing had partially surgery distant from nan backmost of nan wing.

"We felt it was bad turbulence. The level was shaking," rider Shanila Arif told CNN.

"The woman successful beforehand of america opened nan model and told america it is broken. I opened nan model and sewage scared."

Video recorded by Arif showed nan flap dangling down nan wing, arsenic nan level flew astatine hundreds of miles an hr thousands of feet successful nan air.

She worried if nan portion wholly collapsed disconnected it could deed nan tail of nan craft and origin a crash.

After landing "it was observed that a information of nan near wing's flap was not successful place," Delta Air Lines said successful a statement. "The craft has been taken retired of work for maintenance."

Flaps are surfaces connected nan backmost of nan helping designed to beryllium extended for takeoff and landing.

"We apologise to our customers for their acquisition arsenic thing is much important than nan information of our group and customers," nan hose said.

There were 62 passengers and six unit members onboard nan plane. No 1 was injured.

Delta pledged to afloat cooperate pinch nan FAA investigation.