Delta B763 over Atlantic on May 12th 2014, weather radar failure

Last Update: May 13, 2014 / 23:40:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-478

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
N181DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N181DN performing flight DL-478 (dep May 11th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Accra (Ghana), was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean about 4.5 hours into the flight, approximate 1000nm short of Praia (Cape Verde) when at about 07:45Z the crew decided to turn around and divert to Atlanta,GA (USA) due to a failed weather radar and weather conditions further along the route. The aircraft landed safely back in Atlanta about 10:10 hours after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-478

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
N181DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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