Delta B744 near Detroit on May 20th 2017, panel door open indication
Last Update: May 22, 2017 / 21:04:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-159
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N669US
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported the aircraft was about 30 minutes into the flight when a light came on indication a maintenance panel door became open at the outside of the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-159
Departure
Detroit, United States
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N669US
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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