Delta MD88 at Columbus on Dec 13th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 16, 2016 / 21:24:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1695
Departure
Columbus, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N907DE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
A passenger reported the right hand engine failed immediately after becoming airborne. The captain later announced, that the engine had suffered a compressor stall.
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N852DN reached Atlanta with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 21 hours, then positioned to Atlanta, remained on the ground in Atlanta for another 24 hours, then resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1695
Departure
Columbus, United States
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
N907DE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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