Delta B738 near Vancouver on Dec 29th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 17, 2017 / 21:53:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2651
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
N392DA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N835DN positioned from Seattle to Vancouver, resumed the flight and reached Anchorage with a delay of 8 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Vancouver 70 hours after landing. The engine was replaced.
On Jan 17th 2017 the Canadian TSB reported the flight crew observed abnormal low N1 vibrations and banging noises. The thrust lever was pulled to idle and the vibration and noise ceased. The crew drifted down and initiated a return to Seattle. After consultation with company dispatch and maintenance it was decided to divert to Vancouver for a safe overweight landing. Maintenance found metallic particles in the engine exhaust and determined the engine was seized. The engine was replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-2651
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
N392DA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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