Delta MD88 at Columbus on Dec 13th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 16, 2016 / 21:24:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

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 Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N907DE performing flight DL-1695 from Columbus,OH to Atlanta,GA (USA), was in the initial climb out of Columbus' runway 28L when the right hand engine (JT8D) emitted a bang and streaks of flames prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5000 feet, shut the engine down and return to Columbus for a safe landing on runway 28L about 17 minutes after departure.

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
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
MD-88
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD88
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 13, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

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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