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| Date: | Monday 10 March 2014 |
| Time: | c. 07:22 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-832 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N393DA |
| MSN: | 30377/584 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport |
| Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ/MDPC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Airlines flight DL-309 returned to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport when parts of the nr.2 engine cowling detached.
The Boeing 737 took off about 07:22 bound for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Noticing vibration from the starboard engine after departure, the crew entered a holding pattern at 8000 feet. A safe landing was carried out about 08:32.
Sources:
http://www.fox9.com/story/24935852/delta-flight-returns-to-msp-after-engine-casing-separates-midair
Media:
Up next.. a flight out of MSP has to turn around and make an emergency landing after a passenger saw this: pic.twitter.com/jnUdamOj13
— FOX 9 News (@MyFOX9) March 11, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2014 05:00 | harro | Added |
| 11-Mar-2014 05:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2014 05:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 11-Mar-2014 05:19 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Mar-2014 07:56 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, ] |
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