DL55 - Incident: Delta A332 near Accra on Sep 23rd 2025
Created Friday, Sep 26th 2025 17:06Z, last updated Friday, Sep 26th 2025 17:06Z
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N857NW performing flight DL-55 from Lagos (Nigeria) to Atlanta,GA (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 100nm northnorthwest of Accra (Ghana) when the crew decided to divert to Accra reporting a fire in one of the galley ovens. Cabin crew quickly contained the fire.
Nigeria's CAA reported a fire broke out in one of the galley ovens. The fire posed no danger to aircraft and occupants and was quickly contained.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Accra for about 48 hours, then continued to Atlanta as flight DL-9925.
Source: The Aviation Herald