Delta A333 over Atlantic on Jul 6th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: July 9, 2025 / 19:30:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-127

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N805NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N805NW performing flight DL-127 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 600nm northwest of Lajes, Azores Islands (Portugal) when the crew reported the failure of the left hand engine (PW4168) and decided to divert to Lajes. The aircraft drifted down to FL200 and landed safely on Lajes' runway 15 about 1.5 hours later.

The onward leg was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lajes about 26 hours after landing.

On Jul 9th 2025 the Canadian TSB reported the crew felt a shudder and yaw to the left. The ECAM indicated a #1 engine stall and a N1 drop. The thrust lever was reduced to idle, while the EGT continued to increase. The checklists were completed and the engine was shut down. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Lajes. The left hand (#1) engine will be replaced. The cause of the engine failure is under investigation.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-127

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N805NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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