=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2002/03/31/n= ational2147EST0618.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, March 31, 2002 (AP) International flight makes emergency landing in Charlotte after apparent me= chanical problem (03-31) 18:47 PST CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A Delta Airlines flight made an emergency landing Sunday night at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport after the pilot suspected a mechanical problem with one of the engines. The MD-11 jet with 231 passengers aboard was flying from Atlanta to Lond= on when it landed in Charlotte around 7:45 p.m., said Delta spokesman Anthony Black in Atlanta. The flight crew reported smoke on board, said Jerry Orr, the head of airport operations. Nine people suffered minor injuries while evacuating the plane, Orr said. He said one passenger was taken to Carolinas Medical Center due to a pre-existing medical condition. =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002 AP