Delta B763 near Tokyo on Dec 30th 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 1, 2024 / 17:27:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-181

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
N169DZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N169DZ performing flight DL-181 from Honolulu,HI (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL360 over the Pacific Ocean about 840nm east of Tokyo Narita (Japan) when the left hand engine failed and was shut down. The aircraft drifted down to FL280 and continued to Japan but diverted to closer Tokyo's Narita Airport, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 34L about 2 hours later.

A passenger reported there was a gurgling sound and the left hand engine stopped, the aircraft turned left then right. The captain subsequently announced the left hand engine had failed and they were flying on the right hand engine only, they would divert to Narita since it was closer. After landing fire engines positioned next to the left hand engine, maintenance engineers opened the engine cover.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-181

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Aircraft Registration
N169DZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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