10 Delta passengers receive medical assistance after making an emergency landing in Salt Lake City. | Travel & Transportation

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing Sunday morning because of a pressurization downside, ensuing in no less than 10 individuals requiring medical consideration. 

In an announcement, Delta instructed CBS News that paramedics met passengers on the gate and recognized 10 people in want of analysis or remedy. There have been 140 passengers on board. 

The passengers have been all handled and launched by medics however airport officers say some could have opted to take themselves to the hospital for additional remedy.  The airline instructed CBS News that it provided to cowl transportation prices for patrons to go to medical amenities.

The Salt Lake City Fire Department, which deployed the paramedics to the scene, mentioned it couldn't touch upon incidents that happen on airport grounds, however confirmed that its medics didn't take anybody to the hospital. 

Delta flight 1203 was en route from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon, when a pressurization situation occurred, prompting the flight to return to Salt Lake City. Oxygen masks didn't deploy however the airplane was unable to pressurize above 10,000 ft, in accordance with the airline.

The pilots of the five-year-old Boeing 737-900ER declared an emergency and descended beneath 10,000 ft. According to flightradar24.com‘s preliminary flight knowledge, the airplane was solely briefly above the 10,000 foot degree. 

“Descending below 10,000 per cabin altitude warning,” the pilots of flight 1203 may be heard telling air visitors controllers in audio obtained by CBS News from LiveATC.Net, “And Delta 1203 we're declaring an emergency.”

The FAA instructed CBS News in an announcement the airplane “landed without incident at around 8:30 a.m. local time.”

The FAA mentioned it's investigating the incident.

“We sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience on flight 1203 on Sept. 15,” Delta mentioned in an announcement supplied to CBS information. “The flight crew followed procedures to return to SLC where our teams on the ground supported our customers with their immediate needs.”

The airline mentioned the airplane was taken out of service on the morning of Sept. 15 and went again into service on Sept. 16. after technicians resolved the pressurization situation.