A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to the main Atlanta airport on Monday morning after “possible smoke” was reported inside the flight deck, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
The FAA said that Delta Air Lines Flight 876, which was headed to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina, returned to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at around 9 a.m. local time after the crew reported the possible smoke.
No other details were provided by the FAA, which said it would investigate the incident.
A spokesperson for the Atlanta-based airline confirmed the plane’s return in a statement to media outlets on Monday….