Delta B712 near Nashville on May 8th 2016, uncontained engine failure drops engine cowl
Last Update: May 9, 2016 / 20:18:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-762
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N939AT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
On May 9th 2016 the FAA reported the aircraft suffered an uncontained failure of the right hand engine and diverted to Nashville.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-762
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
N939AT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
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