ATLANTA- On July 8, 2024, Delta Air Lines (DL) flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) operated with Airbus A320 made an emergency landing due to engine failure.
Atlanta Airport is a primary hub for Delta as it operates around 800 daily flights. This means that 75 percent of passengers traveling to and from ATL are through Delta.
Delta A320 Engine Failure
Aviation Herald first reported the incident and stated that Delta Air Lines flight DL2097 took off from Atlanta at 1:18 PM UTC from Runway 08R.
Shortly after takeoff, the flight crew reported that they had an issue with the right engine, following which they decided to make an emergency landing back at Atlanta.
The flight landed back at Runway 08L in Atlanta at 1:33 PM UTC within 25 minutes of departure. The emergency response team inspected the aircraft at Runway and followed the aircraft until it reached the Apron area, where it disembarked the 142 passengers and crew.
The aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A320-200, registered as N373NW. Further, it is a 22.7-year-old aircraft, powered by two CFM56 engines.
The airline told passengers to remain calm as they arranged a replacement aircraft. The replacement aircraft, a 33.2-year-old Airbus A320-200, registered as N319US. The flight reached Rochester airport at 4:40 AM UTC, almost four hours and 30 minutes later than the scheduled arrival.
The aircraft is still on the Ground in Atlanta. However, the FlightRadar24 data shows the flight schedule for N373NW for July 10, 2024 onwards.
Same day (July 8), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported a similar incident that occurred with a WestJet (WS) flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Edmonton (YEG).
According to the FAA, the WestJet Boeing 737-700 crew reported engine failure shortly after takeoff from Harry Reid International Airport in Vegas. Following this, the flight made an emergency landing back at LAS. The FAA is investigating the incident.
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