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| Date: | Wednesday 25 July 2018 |
| Time: | c. 16:12 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N957DL |
| MSN: | 49976/1700 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 156 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Nashville International Airport (KBNA), TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nashville International Airport (KBNA) |
| KATL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Airlines Flight Flight DL2599 departed runway 31 and reported loss of right engine power shortly after take-off, the aircraft made an emergency landing at the departure airport without incident. Engine parts were found in nearby neighborhood.
Sources:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Nashville, Tennessee
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=957DL
https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/07/25/delta-flight-returns-nashville-engine-failure/839534002/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 February 1996 | N957DL | Delta Air Lines | 0 | Denver, CO | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Debris falls from sky following Delta flight 'engine issue' >> https://t.co/E0KZ9DbCW4 pic.twitter.com/1Wt15K21IP
— WAFF 48 (@waff48) 26 juli 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2018 07:34 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Jul-2018 07:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2018 12:54 | PCBGene | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
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