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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 2023 |
| Time: | 18:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-251 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N547US |
| MSN: | 26494/714 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | S of Jacksonville Airport, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |
| Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL2978, a Boeing 757-251, diverted to Jacksonville Airport, Florida, after experiencing an engine oil quantity issue.
Sources:
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/07/15/delta-flight-diverts-to-jax-after-experiencing-mechanical-issues/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n547us#312768ce
Media:
Welp, those fire trucks were waiting for our plane. Left engine failure, emergency landing in Jacksonville…Delta better buy me a steak! pic.twitter.com/ZToDvhMUID
— DixieL?nd Delight (@gobigrng) July 15, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2023 07:08 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jul-2023 13:52 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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