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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 4:21 pm
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Engine fire at MCi

This is on the new here in KC. Not a lot of info on it yet It was a flight from DTW
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 4:24 pm
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Delta plane with engine fire lands at KCI safely - KCTV5 News
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 4:33 pm
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Thank God it wasn't an MD-88. We have so few of them left.
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 5:05 pm
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For the curious, FlightStats is reporting the aircraft was a 717, tail number N986AT, based on the flight number in the news report. I have no additional confirmation of that beyond ten seconds of Googling... but it does look like a 717 in the screenshot above.
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 5:21 pm
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Flight is DL923. Good thing Delta has an extra 717 that's been sitting at MCI for 2 days to sub in for the return DL923 to DTW, although it is delayed 3.5 hours..
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 5:24 pm
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Originally Posted by BenA
For the curious, FlightStats is reporting the aircraft was a 717
Too bad it wasn't a B739.

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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by davetravels
Too bad it wasn't a B739.

One can only dream.
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 5:36 pm
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Originally Posted by BenA
For the curious, FlightStats is reporting the aircraft was a 717, tail number N986AT, based on the flight number in the news report. I have no additional confirmation of that beyond ten seconds of Googling... but it does look like a 717 in the screenshot above.
It was definitely N986AT, as KMBC Channel 9 news showed a close up view of the aircraft via their helicopter at 6 p.m. local time.
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Old Jul 16, 2018 | 7:06 pm
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It could have been a CRJ-200.
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Old Jul 17, 2018 | 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
It could have been a CRJ-200.
Now THAT would be wishful thinking...
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Old Jul 17, 2018 | 7:02 am
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Originally Posted by readywhenyouare
Thank God it wasn't an MD-88. We have so few of them left.
Should I assume that's sarcasm, in that you'd rather lose one of the 91 717s instead of one of the remaining 102 MD-88s?
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