Delta MD88 near Knoxville on Oct 22nd 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 22, 2017 / 19:02:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1474
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Cleveland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N963DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
A replacement MD-88 registration N946DL continued the journey and reached Cleveland with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Passengers reported about 10-15 minutes into the flight the right hand engine started to emit screeching and rumbling noises, the smell of burning oil appeared in the cabin.
The airline reported the crew observed engine anomalies and decided to shut the engine down.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1474
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Cleveland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N963DL
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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