Delta B763 near Tokyo on Dec 30th 2023, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 1, 2024 / 17:27:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2023
Classification
Incident
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 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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 30, 2023
Classification
Incident
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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