Delta A333 over Pacific on Aug 8th 2021, engine failure

Last Update: August 9, 2021 / 11:30:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-304

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N808NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N808NW performing flight DL-304 from Honolulu,HI to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing through FL260 out of Honolulu about 80nm northeast of Kahului,HI (USA) when the crew declared Mayday reporting the failure of the right hand engine (PW4168) and decided to return to Honolulu. Descending towards FL160 the crew advised they had reduced the engine to idle due to a compressor stall followed by overtemperature and vibrations. The aircraft landed safely back on Honolulu's runway 08L about one hour after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Honolulu awaiting a new engine.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N808NW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-304

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N808NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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