Delta A333 near Goose Bay on Dec 10th 2023, de-icing failure

Last Update: December 14, 2023 / 19:44:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-135

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Detroit, United States

Aircraft Registration
N811NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N811NW performing flight DL-135 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit,MI (USA) with 270 passengers and 13 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 160nm east of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew requested and was cleared to descend to FL260 reporting de-icing failure. The aircraft initially continued towards their destination, but about 65 minutes later declared emergency and decided to divert to Goose Bay advising that no assistance was needed on the ground, the emergency was declared only as a precaution. ATC advised emergency services would be standing by nonetheless. The aircraft landed safely on Goose Bay's runway 26 about another hour later.

The airline reported the aircraft experienced a mechanical issue and diverted to Goose Bay.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration N816NW was dispatched to Goose Bay, landed in Goose Bay but was unable to depart for the remainder of flight DL-135. Another replacement A330-200 registration N851NW was dispatched to Goose Bay the following morning and is currently estimated to continue the flight reaching Detroit with a delay of about 26 hours.

On Dec 14th 2023 the Canadian TSB reported the crew received an indication concerning the left hand engine (PW4168) anti-ice system.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-135

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Detroit, United States

Aircraft Registration
N811NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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