Delta MD88 near Charlotte on Jan 7th 2014, engine surges
Last Update: January 10, 2014 / 22:17:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-781
Departure
New York La Guardia, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N927DA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
A passenger reported that the aircraft was enroute at FL340 about 170nm north of Charlotte when an engine emitted a bang, a smell of smoke developed shortly after. The crew descended the aircraft to FL300 and announced there had been an aircraft fault, the smell of smoke dissipated again. About 25 minutes later a second bang occurred after which the crew decided to divert to Charlotte. The crew announced that there were problems with the pressure on the left hand engine.
A replacement MD-88 reached Atlanta with a delay of 9 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-781
Departure
New York La Guardia, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N927DA
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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