Delta B744 at Amsterdam on Sep 22nd 2015, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: September 23, 2015 / 21:39:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Sep 22, 2015                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Delta Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            DL-73                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Atlanta, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N668US                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            747-400                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B744                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The flight was cancelled.
The engine is being replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Sep 22, 2015                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Delta Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            DL-73                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Atlanta, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N668US                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            747-400                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B744                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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