Delta A333 enroute on Feb 13th 2024, friendly fallout
Last Update: February 15, 2024 / 15:16:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-133
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N821NW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A passenger reported he noticed a fellow passenger was brushing maggots off the chair besides her with a piece of paper, the woman subsequently explained the maggots appeared to fall from the overhead bins. Alerted cabin crew opened the overhead bin to determine where the maggots came from, about 10 maggots fell down upon opening the bin. The maggots were traced to a bag in the overhead bin, upon opening of the bag everybody near the bag held their noses. The owner of the bag explained it contained fish wrapped in newspaper. Cabin crew wrapped the bag into plastics and took it to the back of the aircraft. In the meantime other passengers started to look out for maggots, too, using the flashlights of their mobile phones. The flight crew subsequently announced they were returning to Amsterdam.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Amsterdam due to an improperly packed carry-on bag. The passengers were rebooked onto the next available flights. The aircraft was taken out of service for cleaning.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Amsterdam for about 26 hours, then positioned to Detroit and is currently still on the ground in Detroit about 52 hours after landing back in Amsterdam.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-133
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Detroit, United States
Aircraft Registration
N821NW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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