Delta MD88 near Nashville on Aug 13th 2013, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: August 15, 2013 / 20:21:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1455
Departure
Grand Rapids, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N964DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
A replacement MD-88 reached Atlanta with a delay of 3 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following morning and departed Nashville as flight DL-2308 to Atlanta.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 13, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1455
Departure
Grand Rapids, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N964DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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