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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 2024 |
| Time: | 12:49 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-231 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N723TW |
| MSN: | 29378/907 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | over northern South Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL987, a Boeing 757-231, suffered a loss of cabin pressure while in cruise at FL350, 23 minutes after takeoff from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL).
The flight crew carried out an emergency descent to FL100, and elected to return to ATL.
Sources:
https://simpleflying.com/delta-air-lines-boeing-757-200-atlanta-cabin-depressurization/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n723tw#38648d40
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2024 11:30 | ASN | Added |
| 23-Dec-2024 11:31 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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