A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, registration N930DN performing flight DL-526 from Washington National,DC to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 155 people on board, was climbing out of Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport when the crew reported an engine issue, declared emergency, requested to divert to Washington’s Dulles International Airport and stopped the climb at 15,000 feet. The crew subsequently reported they had an engine compressor stall, the engine was now running normally again. The aircraft diverted to Dulles Airport for a safe landing on runway 19C about 25 minutes after departure.
A replacement McDonnell Douglas MD-88 registration N964DL reached Atlanta with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 19 hours after landing.
The Aviation Herald
Delta Air Lines McDonnell-Douglas MD-90 diverts to Dulles
