Delta B763 near Hudson Strait on Apr 22nd 2012, APU failure
Last Update: May 2, 2012 / 22:20:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2012
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-75
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N174DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The Canadian TSB reported the aircraft had been dispatched under minimum equipment list requirements with the left hand generator inoperative. Maintenance determined that an APU oil tank cap was leaking. The cap was replaced, the APU cleaned, serviced and tested before the aircraft was released to continue the flight.
The aircraft departed Goose Bay after 2 hours on the ground and reached Atlanta with a delay of 4 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported the number 1 generator was repaired after arrival in Atlanta.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2012
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-75
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N174DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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