DL1067 - Incident: Delta B739 at Savannah on Feb 22nd 2026

A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N942DZ performing flight DL-1067 from Savannah,GA to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 179 passengers and 6 crew, was in the initial climb out of Savannah's runway 28 when tower queried the crew whether everything was okay, he had seen flames, the crew declared emergency reporting they had lost their left hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet and positioned for a return to runway 28. The engine failure sparked a grass fire alongside the left of the runway, tower dispatched emergency services to the grass fire and instructed the next approach to go around. Emergency services put the grass fire out within about 15 minutes. DL-1067 landed safely on runway 28 about 25 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway, the APU was running, both engines were shut down. The crew reported that at this time there were no abnormal indications, no fire no smoke in cabin or cockpit and requested emergency services to inspect the engine, the left engine never had a fire indication. The crew inquired also about the tyre status, emergency services reported the main tyres appeared intact.

The FAA reported: "Delta Air Lines Flight 1067 safely returned to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport around 7:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, Feb. 22, after an engine failed on departure. The Boeing 737 was headed to Atlanta. The FAA will investigate."

A replacement Boeing 737-900, registration N963DZ reached Atlanta with a delay of about 9 hours.

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