Overnight, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 operating a flight bound for Edinburgh declared an emergency not long after departure from Atlanta.
Information is limited surrounding the incident at hand, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Delta Air Lines Flight DL34 – Atlanta to Edinburgh…
Delta Air Lines flight DL34, which declared the emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Atlanta and Edinburgh.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was N172DZ.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N172DZ is a 27.8 year old Boeing 767-300ER that was delivered to the airline back in September 1998.
Of the 767-300 variant, Delta Air Lines has 36 of them in their fleet, of which all of them are in active service, with an average age of 29.3 years.
As well as the 767-300, the carrier has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
- 86 Airbus A220s.
- 57 Airbus A319s.
- 44 Airbus A320s.
- 226 Airbus A321s.
- 81 Airbus A330s.
- 41 Airbus A350s.
- 80 Boeing 717s.
- 240 Boeing 737s.
- 90 Boeing 757s.
- 21 Boeing 767-400s.
In total, the airline has 1,002 aircraft in their fleet, of which 977 are in active service, and 25 are parked, with an average fleet age of 15.1 years.
Delta Air Lines flight DL34, which declare the emergency, departed Atlanta at 2345 local time on June 24 and initially climbed out towards Edinburgh.
Not long after departure, the aircraft swung around for a low-pass over the airport.
Following that low-pass, the crew declared an emergency via the 7700 squawk code.
Not too long after departure, the aircraft landed safely without further incident.
What Was The Reason for the Emergency?
As per @Flightradar24 on X, it is understood the reason for the emergency onboard Delta Air Lines flight DL34 Atlanta-Edinburgh was due to an issue with a fuel pump.
Upon arrival into the U.S airport, the aircraft was escorted by authorities to the gate.
Following this issue, the aircraft was grounded so then maintenance technicians could inspect the fuel pump.
This meant that the overall rotation to Edinburgh was cancelled.
It does appear that the aircraft itself is now fixed, with Flightradar24 data predicting it will operate the DL981 service to Bogota later today (June 25).
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