Over the weekend, a Delta flight suffered an engine failure after it’s departure from Minneapolis.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Delta Flight DL4122 Minneapolis-Bentonville…
Delta flight DL4122, which suffered the engine failure, is a routine scheduled flight operated by SkyWest Airlines between Minneapolis and Bentonville.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was N244SY.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N244SY is a 9.7 year old Embraer E175LR that was delivered to SkyWest Airlines back in September 2016.
It operates for Delta under the Delta Connection brand.
Delta Connection currently has a fleet of 133 Embraer E175s in their fleet, of which 128 are in active service, and five are parked, offering an average fleet age of 11.4 years.
As well as the E175, the brand has the following other aircraft on their books:
- 35 Bombardier CRJ-700s.
- 161 Bombardier CRJ-900s.
- 11 Embraer E170s.
In total, the Delta Connection brand has 340 aircraft in their fleet, of which 325 are in active service, and 15 are parked, offering an average fleet age of 14.8 years.
Delta flight DL4122, which suffered the engine failure, departed from Minneapolis at 1453 local time on June 6, and initially climbed out to Bentonville.
Not too long into the climb, crew reported the loss of it’s right hand engine, as per The Aviation Herald.
From there, the aircraft entered a series of holds for around 50 minutes to work through checklists.
After that was completed, the crew then attempted an approach into Minneapolis, doing so safely without further incident.
What About The Aircraft Involved in the Engine Failure?
N244SY, the Embraer E175LR involved in the engine failure on Delta flight DL4122 Minneapolis-Bentonville has since been grounded following the incident.
Maintenance teams will need to take a look at the extent of the failure to the right hand CF34 engine.
Once they have made the relevant fixes, then the engine will no doubt be tested before being allowed back into commercial service.
What we do know is that a replacement aircraft, registered N255SY, was sent to Minneapolis to pick up stranded passengers, offering a delay of four hours in total.
If we have anymore information about the incident, we will update you accordingly.
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