DL2097 - Incident: Delta A320 at Atlanta on Jul 8th 2024
Created Tuesday, Jul 9th 2024 19:08Z, last updated Tuesday, Jul 9th 2024 19:08Z
A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N373NW performing flight DL-2097 from Atlanta,GA to Rochester,NY (USA) with 142 people on board, was climbing out of Atlanta's runway 08R when the crew declared emergency reporting they had a right hand engine (CFM56) failure. The crew positioned for a return to Atlanta's runway 08L and landed safely back about 15 minutes after departure and stopped briefly on the runway for an inspection by emergency services.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N319US reached Rochester with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Atlanta about 29 hours after landing back.
Source: The Aviation Herald