A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N706TW performing flight DL-2288 from New York JFK,NY to San Diego,CA (USA) with 152 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb out of New York’s runway 31L when the crew declared emergency reporting the right hand engine (PW2037) showed an engine fire indication. The crew requested left hand turns and a return to JFK indicating they’d work the checklists over the water and decide which runway to return to. The crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet, shut the engine down and returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 22R about 20 minutes after departure.
A passenger reported that immediately after becoming airborne a loud bang was heard, all lights and screens went out and the aircraft levelled off shortly afterwards.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N3766 reached San Diego with a delay of about 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in New York 52 hours after landing back.
The Aviation Herald
Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-2Q8(WL) has engine fire warning
