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A Delta Air Lines passenger recorded video footage of a piece of a plane's wing detaching mid-flight

The incident occurred on Delta flight 1893 from Orlando, Fla. to Austin, Tx. on Aug. 19

In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the airline confirmed the plane "landed safely"

A passenger onboard a Delta Air Lines flight captured video footage of what appears to be a broken wing flap.

Traveler Shanila Arif recorded the video while onboard Delta flight 1893 out of Orlando, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 19. While flying to Austin, Tx., Arif noticed a piece of the plane appeared “detached.”

“During the flight, while the plane was at an altitude of approximately 12,000 feet, we noticed that a part of the wing had broken and was visibly detached,” Arif told local outlet KXAN .

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