Delta MD88 near Tallahassee on May 13th 2014, engine rolled back

Last Update: May 13, 2014 / 20:01:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-2591

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
N909DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N909DE performing flight DL-2591 from Tampa,FL to Cincinnati,KY (USA) with 78 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 70nm southeast of Tallahassee,FL when the right hand engine (JT8D) rolled back uncommandedly prompting the crew to drift the aircraft down to FL260 and after working checklists to take the decision to divert to Tallahasse when the aircraft was about 50nm northeast of Tallahassee. The crew advised approach that the engine had rolled back, but had not been shut down and was still running. The aircraft landed on Tallahassee's runway 18 about 25 minutes after leaving FL320.

Following repairs the aircraft was able to continue the flight and reached Cincinnati's Northern Kentucky Airport with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
MD-88
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-2591

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Cincinnati, United States

Aircraft Registration
N909DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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