Delta MD90 at Atlanta on Oct 20th 2014, rejected takeoff
Last Update: October 21, 2014 / 22:00:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1736
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Columbus, United States
Aircraft Registration
N947DN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
Following maintenance and a flight and cabin crew change the aircraft departed again about 2 hours later and reached Columbus with a delay of 2 hours.
A passenger reported they were never told what the actual problem was, gossip pointed towards spoilers or spoiler circuits.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1736
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Columbus, United States
Aircraft Registration
N947DN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
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