Delta B763 near Stephenville on Sep 2nd 2013, generator failures
Last Update: September 3, 2013 / 20:50:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-81
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N175DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N155DL reached Atlanta with a delay of 12 hours.
The incident aircraft positioned to Atlanta the following day as flight DL-9979 after about 16.5 hours on the ground in Stephenville.
The airline confirmed a generator failed shortly after departure, when a second generator failed in flight the aircraft diverted to Stephenville.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-81
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N175DZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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