ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206158
Last updated: 10 April 2021
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | 13-FEB-2018 |
| Time: | 22:52 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N858NW |
| C/n / msn: | 718 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 234 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
Delta Air Lines flight DL55 returned to land at Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Nigeria after an engine fire indication on takeoff.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-223, took off from runway 18R at 22:52 hours.
When the aircraft was climbing out of 1700ft AMSL, the no. 1 engine fire warning came ON. A few seconds later, the crew declared an emergency and requested an immediate return which was approved by ATC.
The aircraft landed at about 22:59 and stopped on runway 18R.
The Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (ARFFS) reported observing fire on engine no.1 and extinguished it. Passengers were evacuated using the emergency slides on the right side of the aircraft. One passenger sustained serious injuries while 11 suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
http://www.aib.gov.ng/media/1153/delta-air-n858nw-preliminary-report.pdf
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/13/africa/nigeria-delta-plane-emergency-landing/index.html
http://mynationnews.com/2018/02/15/aib-impounds-delta-airlines-aircraft/
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/declenchement-dune-alarme-de-feu-moteur-demi-tour/
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 Oct 2017 | N858NW | Delta Air Lines | 0 | 35 km south of cape Shionomisaki, Wakayama prefecture |  |
unk |
Media:
Delta airlines flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta returns back as engine catches fire mid flight. Here’s video from a passagenger after coming off the plane via emergency chute. pic.twitter.com/FCkZeippTO
— Tiwaworks ⬅click2fol (@Tiwaworks) 14 février 2018
Images:
Photo of N858NW courtesy AirHistory.net
London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)
9 November 2019; (c) John Smitherman
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2018 09:09 | harro | Added |
| 15-Feb-2018 09:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 10:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2018 13:44 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 19:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description