Delta B764 near Boston on Sep 26th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 28, 2025 / 15:18:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N840MH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400

ICAO Type Designator
B764

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N840MH performing flight DL-1 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 250 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 120nm east of Boston,MA (USA) when the crew requested a descent advising ATC it looked like they were losing their left hand engine (CF6). The aircraft initiated a drift down, the crew subsequently shut the engine down, declared emergency requesting emergency services to attend and diverted to Boston advising ATC, they would stop on the runway and wanted their brakes checked for overheating. The aircraft landed safely on Boston's runway 33L about 45 minutes later, stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency and subsequently taxied to the apron.

The remainder of the flight and the return flight DL-2 were cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Boston for about 19 hours, then positioned back to New York JFK and resumed service the following day.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B764
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N840MH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400

ICAO Type Designator
B764

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