Created Tuesday, Oct 13th 2026 19:39Z, last updated Tuesday, Oct 13th 2026 19:45Z
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N187DN performing flight
DL-232 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Naples (Italy), was climbing through FL260 out of New York when the crew stopped the climb following a left engine (PW4060) overheat indication and decided to return to New York. While descending towards New York the crew changed to transponder code for emergency, however reported, all engine indications were now normal. The aircraft landed on JFK's runway 04L about about one hour after departure, stoppd on the runway and requested emergency services to inspect the left hand engine advising they had had an engine overheat on takeoff. A runway inspection was queried by tower whether they had heard about the oil leak. About 15 minutes after landing the aircraft taxied to the apron.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N192DN reached Naples with a delay of about 6:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 44 hours after landing.
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