Delta B763 over Greenland on Feb 5th 2018, 5 flight attendants becoming sick in flight
Last Update: February 9, 2018 / 03:26:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-87
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N169DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 90 minutes, then continued the flight and reached Detroit with a delay of 2 hours.
NAV Canada reported the crew declared medical emergency over Greenland and requested to divert to Iqaluit.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Detroit for about 10 hours, positioned to Atlanta as flight DL-9937 for a maintenance check and resumed service about 25 hours after landing in Detroit.
On Feb 7th 2018 affected flight attendants reported that they felt there was low oxygen in the cabin air and there were issues with the cabin air quality. One flight attendant with extreme breathing issues (editorial note: supposedly the flight attendant the flight crew referred to as showing symptoms of a heart attack) was taken to a hospital, a high level of carbon monoxide was found in the blood samples taken by the hospital. 5 other flight attendants showed symptoms of dizziness, headaches and diarrhea. The aircraft was taken out of service and positioned to Atlanta for maintenance checks.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-87
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N169DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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