Delta B763 over Atlantic on Sep 8th 2023, backup oxygen system problems

Last Update: September 12, 2023 / 11:57:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-157

Departure
Accra, Ghana

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N191DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N191DN performing flight DL-157 from Accra (Ghana) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 215 passengers and 8 crew, was enroute at FL320 over the Atlantic Ocean about 850nm southwest of Lajes (Portugal) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL100 and diverted to Lajes on the Azores Islands. The aircraft landed safely on Lajes' runway 33 about 2.5 hours later.

The airline reported a mechanical issue with one of the oxygen backup systems prompted the precautionary descent to FL100 and diversion to Lajes. A replacement aircraft took the passengers to New York.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N199DN positioned to Lajes and delivered the passengers to New York with a delay of about 16.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Lajes for about 36 hours, then positioned to New York and resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-157

Departure
Accra, Ghana

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N191DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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