- like ▁sens ation . ▁The ▁pilot ▁then ▁ended ▁take off ▁by ▁bringing ▁the ▁thro tt le ▁to ▁idle ▁and ▁eng aging ▁the ▁bra ke , ▁which ▁brought ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁an ▁event ual ▁stop ▁without ▁use ▁of ▁revers ers ▁or ▁spo ilers . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁aircraft ▁stopped , ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁attempted ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁tower ; ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁power . ▁The ▁flight ▁crew ▁then ▁activ ated ▁emer gency ▁power , ▁contact ed ▁P ens ac ola ▁tower , ▁and ▁declared ▁an ▁emer gency . ▁The ▁co ck pit ' s ▁jump - se at ▁passenger , ▁an ▁off - d ut y ▁D elta ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 6 7 ▁pilot ▁dead head ing ▁with ▁the ▁fellow ▁co ck pit ▁crew ▁members , ▁went ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft . ▁When ▁the ▁first ▁officer ▁saw ▁the ▁over - wing ▁ex its ▁open ▁and ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁passengers ▁missing ▁along ▁with ▁hearing ▁engine ▁noise , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁co ck pit ▁and ▁ad vised ▁the ▁captain ▁to ▁shut down ▁the ▁engines . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 : 2 7 ▁pm ▁CD T ▁the ▁pilot ▁requested ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁assistance ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁jump - se at ▁passenger ' s ▁report ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁fus el age , ▁engine ▁de br is ▁throughout ▁the ▁cabin , ▁and ▁injured ▁passengers . ▁He ▁then ▁reported ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁smoke ▁or ▁fire ▁in