Four incidents within 48 hours on Delta Air Lines flights

As it turns out, four separate incidents occurred on four Delta Air Lines flights within 48 hours between June 20 and 21.

Information has been released about all four incidents, which we will discuss in this article.

Without further ado, let’s get started…

Incident #1: Delta Air Lines flight DL92 from New York to Berlin…

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Incident No. 1 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL92, a routine scheduled flight between New York and Berlin.

Furthermore, this was operated by N195DN.

According to data from Planespotters.net, N195DN is a 26.8-year-old Boeing 767-300ER that was delivered to the airline in September 1997.

Delta Air Lines flight DL92 left New York JFK at 5:40 p.m. local time on June 21 and headed for East Berlin.

According to the Aviation Herald, a problem with the aircraft’s anti-lock brakes was detected over British airspace.

The crew requested the longest available runway at the German airport and requested emergency services upon arrival.

Data from RadarBox shows that Delta Air Lines flight DL92 from New York landed safely in Berlin at 06:58 local time.

In addition, it is assumed that the emergency services checked the aircraft upon arrival.

The crew gave the green light and the aircraft was able to leave the runway and taxi to a stop.

After the aircraft was checked by maintenance personnel, it was able to complete the return flight without any problems.

Incident #2: DL1245 West Palm Beach to Boston…

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Incident #2 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL1245 from West Palm Beach to Boston, a routine scheduled flight.

In addition, the aircraft was operated by N373NW.

According to data from Planespotters.net, N373NW is a 22.6-year-old Airbus A320 that made its debut with Northwest Airlines in December 2001.

After the merger with Delta Air Lines was completed, the airline was transferred to the DL register in October 2008.

DL1245 left West Palm Beach on June 20 at 11:28 a.m. local time.

Before the plane even had a chance to climb toward Boston, the plane’s left engine caught fire.

It is assumed that the aircraft’s engine was extinguished by emergency crews during the turn back to West Palm Beach.

In addition, data from RadarBox shows that the plane landed safely at 11:41 a.m. local time without further incident.

It is believed the engine was repaired and used on the same flight later that evening.

Incident #3: DL475 Boston to San Francisco…

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Incident #3 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL475 between Boston and San Francisco.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in this particular incident was N513DA.

According to data from Planespotters.net, N513DA is a 1.8-year-old Airbus A321neo that was delivered to the airline in October 2022.

Delta Air Lines flight DL475 departed Boston on June 20 at 6:15 p.m. local time and initially climbed toward San Francisco.

However, it became clear that the crew had to switch off the left engine after just 450 meters of climbing.

From there, the aircraft initially headed north before turning around and returning to Boston, where it landed safely at 6:36 p.m. local time.

Data from RadarBox shows the aircraft remained grounded for three days and is expected to resume flight operations later in the day.

Incident #4: DL916 Atlanta to San Francisco…

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Finally, incident number 4 involved Delta Air Lines flight DL916 between Atlanta and San Francisco.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in this incident was N6706Q.

According to data from Planespotters.net, N6706Q is a 24.3-year-old Boeing 757-200 that was delivered to the airline in May 2000.

In May 2003, the aircraft was sent to Song before returning to Delta Air Lines in May 2006.

DL916 departed Atlanta on June 21 at 08:07 local time and headed west toward San Francisco.

After about two-thirds of the flight, the crew had to shut down the right engine because oil and oil pressure were lost.

From there, it was decided to divert the flight to Salt Lake City, where the plane landed safely and without further incident at 09:32 local time.

The plane remained on the ground for about two days before being transported to Los Angeles.

Furthermore, the aircraft was not returned to commercial service.

Service DL631 to Mexico City is expected to operate later today.

In total…

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In summary, June 20 and 21 were a hectic 48-hour period for Delta Air Lines with these four incidents.

At this point, it is still unclear whether this was just a coincidence or whether there is a larger problem.

The FAA will undoubtedly keep an eye on these incidents to see if their number increases in the coming days.

However, all eyes will be on what happens next after these four incidents in 48 hours.

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