Delta B763 at Atlanta on Apr 28th 2017, minor pressurization issue, then gear problem
Last Update: April 29, 2017 / 21:34:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-9958
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N199DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 35 minutes, then departed again from runway 26L but again needed to return to Atlanta after tower advised the crew the gear had not come up. The crew confirmed gear problems and decided to stop the climb at 6000 feet, climbed to 7000 feet on ATC instruction and returned to Atlanta for a safe landing on runway 26R about 20 minutes after departure.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Atlanta about 21.5 hours after second landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 28, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-9958
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N199DN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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