Delta B744 near Resolute Bay on Jan 18th 2014, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 22, 2014 / 22:24:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-159
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N664US
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration N666US positioned from Detroit to Minneapolis and resumed the flight as DL-159A. The aircraft reached Seoul with a delay of 22 hours.
On Jan 22nd 2014 the Canadian TSB reported the crew shut the #3 engine (inboard right hand) down after the oil temperature indications rose above limits and the oil pressure indication dropped to zero.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-159
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N664US
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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