Delta B763 near Tokyo on Sep 15th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 15, 2018 / 20:44:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-166

Aircraft Registration
N1611B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N1611B performing flight DL-166 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Seattle,WA (USA) with 213 people on board, was enroute at FL290 about 170nm east of Tokyo when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CF6) down. The aircraft drifted down to FL150 and returned to Tokyo for a safe landing on runway 34L about one hour after leaving FL290.

Japan's Ministry of Transport reported there was an overheat indication for the left hand engine prompting the return to Tokyo.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-166

Aircraft Registration
N1611B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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