Delta plane struck by firework landing at Midway Airport – NBC Chicago

A Delta flight arriving at Chicago’s Midway International Airport on the Fourth of July made contact with a firework, the airline said.

Delta Air Lines Flight 1076 departed Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta at 7:36 p.m. ET and landed at Midway Airport at 8:38 p.m. CT, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.

Radio communication between the cabin crew and air traffic control captured the moments after the incident.

“Tower, we just had a firework hit our plane, Delta 1076, we’re continuing,” air traffic control audio revealed. “We just heard a bang on the plane, so we’ll have to look at it when we get to the gate. We’re just hoping it was just a mortar that went off underneath, but definitely felt a big bang.”

The aircraft landed safely, and the incident didn’t result in an emergency landing, airline officials said.

Delta said Sunday a post-flight inspection showed no damage to the aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.