A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N805NW performing flight DL-127 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 600nm northwest of Lajes, Azores Islands (Portugal) when the crew reported the failure of the left hand engine (PW4168) and decided to divert to Lajes. The aircraft drifted down to FL200 and landed safely on Lajes' runway 15 about 1.5 hours later.
The onward leg was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lajes about 26 hours after landing.
On Jul 9th 2025 the Canadian TSB reported the crew felt a shudder and yaw to the left. The ECAM indicated a #1 engine stall and a N1 drop. The thrust lever was reduced to idle, while the EGT continued to increase. The checklists were completed and the engine was shut down. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Lajes. The left hand (#1) engine will be replaced. The cause of the engine failure is under investigation.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL127/history/20250706/1050Z/LEMD/KJFK
The onward leg was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lajes about 26 hours after landing.
On Jul 9th 2025 the Canadian TSB reported the crew felt a shudder and yaw to the left. The ECAM indicated a #1 engine stall and a N1 drop. The thrust lever was reduced to idle, while the EGT continued to increase. The checklists were completed and the engine was shut down. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Lajes. The left hand (#1) engine will be replaced. The cause of the engine failure is under investigation.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL127/history/20250706/1050Z/LEMD/KJFK
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