Delta B739 near Tampa on May 4th 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 5, 2015 / 19:01:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1703

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Detroit, United States

Aircraft Registration
N808DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N808DN performing flight DL-1703 from Tampa,FL to Detroit,MI (USA) with 177 people on board, was climbing through 17,000 feet when the crew reported the failure of the right hand engine (CFM56), the crew requested runway 01L and advised they would stop on the runway and needed emergency services on stand by, the expected to leave foreign object debris behind. All traffic except for emergency vehicles was stopped in Tampa, emergency vehicles were cleared to move as needed without further clearance except entering runway 01L before the emergency landing. The Boeing landed safely on runway 01L about 15 minutes after stopping the climb at about 17,500 feet, emergency services reported seeing nothing out of the ordinary while the aircraft rolled out.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N838DN reached Detroit with a delay of 5 hours.

The airline reported an engine performance issue with one of the engines.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1703

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Detroit, United States

Aircraft Registration
N808DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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