Delta Air Lines Flights Suffer Four Incidents in 48 Hours

It has emerged that four Delta Air Lines flights suffered four different incidents in a 48 hour period between June 20-21.

Information has been released regarding all four of these incidents, which we will get into in this piece.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

Incident #1: Delta Air Lines Flight DL92 New York to Berlin…

Incident #1 was Delta Air Lines flight DL92, which is a routine scheduled flight between New York and Berlin.

Furthermore, this was operated by N195DN.

As per data from Planespotters.net, N195DN is a 26.8 year old Boeing 767-300ER that was delivered to the airline in September 1997.

Delta Air Lines flight DL92 departed New York JFK at 1740 local time on June 21 and tracked east towards Berlin.

As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood an issue with the aircraft’s anti-skid brakes were identified over UK airspace.

The crew requested the longest runway available at the German airport and requested emergency services on arrival.

Data from RadarBox highlights that Delta Air Lines flight DL92 from New York landed safely into Berlin at 0658 local time.

Furthermore, it is understood that the emergency services checked the aircraft over upon arrival.

The greenlight was given by crews and the aircraft was able to vacate the runway and taxi to stand.

Once the aircraft was checked by maintenance crews, the aircraft operated the return sector with no issue.

Incident #2: DL1245 West Palm Beach to Boston…

Incident #2 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL1245 from West Palm Beach to Boston, a routine scheduled flight.

Furthermore, the aircraft was operated by N373NW.

As per data from Planespotters.net, N373NW is a 22.6 year old Airbus A320 that started out life with Northwest Airlines in December 2001.

When the merger with Delta Air Lines was complete, it was handed over to the DL register in October 2008.

DL1245 departed West Palm Beach at 1128 local time on June 20.

Before it had any chance to climb out towards Boston, the left hand engine on the aircraft set on fire.

It is understood that the engine was able to be extinguished by crews during the u-turn back to West Palm Beach.

Furthermore, data from RadarBox shows that the aircraft landed safely without further incident by 1141 local time.

It is understood the engine was repaired and operated the same flight later that evening.

Incident #3: DL475 Boston to San Francisco…

Incident #3 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL475 between Boston and San Francisco.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in this particular incident was N513DA.

As per data from Planespotters.net, N513DA is a 1.8 year old Airbus A321neo that was delivered to the airline in October 2022.

Delta Air Lines flight DL475 departed Boston at 1815 local time on June 20 and initially climbed out towards San Francisco.

However, just 1,500 feet into the climb, it is understood that crew had to shut down their left hand engine.

From there, the aircraft initially tracked north before u-turning back to Boston, where it landed safely at 1836 local time.

Data from RadarBox shows that the aircraft was grounded for three days, and is expected to operate the DL332 rotation later today.

Incident #4: DL916 Atlanta to San Francisco…

Finally, incident #4 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL916 between Atlanta and San Francisco.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in that incident was N6706Q.

As per data from Planespotters.net, N6706Q is a 24.3 year old Boeing 757-200 that was delivered to the airline in May 2000.

In May 2003, the aircraft was sent to Song, before returning to Delta Air Lines in May 2006.

DL916 departed Atlanta at 0807 local time on June 21 and tracked west towards San Francisco.

Around two-thirds of the flight in, the crew had to shut their right hand engine down to due losing oil and oil pressure.

From there, the decision was made to divert to Salt Lake City, where it landed safely without further incident at 0932 local time.

The aircraft was grounded for around two days before being positioned to Los Angeles.

Moreover, the aircraft hasn’t returned to commercial service.

It is expected to operate the DL631 service to Mexico City later today.

Overall…

In conclusion, June 20-21 was a hectic 48 hour period for Delta Air Lines with those four incidents.

At this stage, it is unclear whether this was just a coincidence or whether there is a wider issue at hand.

The FAA will no doubt keep an eye on these incidents to see if the quantity of them develop in the days to come.

However, all eyes will be on what comes next following these four incidents in 48 hours.

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