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| Date: | Sunday 16 September 2018 |
| Time: | c. 22:00 Loc |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-351 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N581NW |
| MSN: | 32982/1001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 229 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The B757 was scheduled to depart from San Francisco at 22:00 local time as DL1658 to Detroit. The number one engine started emitting smoke prior to take-off and the aircraft returned to the gate. Passengers were disembarked and replacement B757-351 aircraft N586NW was used in its place. This departed at 00:49 PST - almost 3 hours behind schedule. The affected B757 N581NW arrived at SFO earlier in the evening from MSP as DL1505.
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/delta-air-lines-flight-smoke-evacuation-san-francisco-fire-emergency-a8542871.html
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/delta-flight-evacuated-smoke-pours-131433626.html
https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-details/DL/1658?year=2018&month=9&date=16&flightId=973474703
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n581nw
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n586nw
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2018 15:05 | Cushman | Added |
| 18-Sep-2018 15:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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