Delta B763 near Goose Bay on Jan 2nd 2018, generator failure
Last Update: January 3, 2018 / 17:57:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-118
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
N172DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N185DN departed New York about 2.5 hours after landing and reached Paris with a delay of about 6 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-118
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
N172DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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