Delta A339 at New York on Sep 12th 2024, fumes in cabin

Last Update: September 19, 2024 / 08:48:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-3

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N404DX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900

ICAO Type Designator
A339

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N404DX performing flight DL-3 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 293 people on board, was climbing out of New York when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 reporting fumes in the cabin, the crew donned their oxygen masks. The crew subsequently decided to return to JFK and requested medical assistance for one of the passengers. The aircraft landed overweight but safely back on JFK's runway 13R about 50 minutes after departure. There were no injuries.

A replacement Airbus A330-900 registration N405DX reached London with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 34.5 hours, then positioned to Seattle,WA (USA) and remained on the ground in Seattle until Sep 17th before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N404DX
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A339
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-3

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N404DX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900

ICAO Type Designator
A339

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