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| Date: | Monday 24 July 2023 |
| Time: | 11:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-332ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N189DN |
| MSN: | 25990/646 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Milan -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delta Air Lines flight DL185, a Boeing 767-332ER, encountered a hailstorm while on climbout after departure from Milan, Italy.
The flight diverted to Rome-Fiumicino Airport (FCO), were it landed safely at 11:55 UTC, 65 minutes after takeoff.
Photographs of the aircraft show a hole in the nose radome with associated hail damage; damage to the wing leading edges; and damage to at least one of the aircraft engines' spinner.
Weather at the Milano-Malpensa Airport around the incident time:
LIMC 241120Z 02011KT 7000 TSRA SCT025CB OVC060 21/19 Q1010 NOSIG
LIMC 241050Z 01010KT 9999 FEW025CB SCT030 BKN065 22/20 Q1012 TEMPO TSRA
Sources:
https://twitter.com/VolaMalpensa/status/1683490483761299457
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dl185#3147213c
https://ansv.it/inchiesta-di-sicurezza-relativa-allincidente-occorso-il-24-7-2023-al-b767-300er-marche-di-identificazione-n189dn/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 June 2023 | N189DN | Delta Air Lines | 0 | Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC) |  |
unk |
| Cabin safety event | ||||||
Media:
il volo #DL185 decollato da #Milano #Malpensa diretto a #NewYork Jfk è atterrato a Roma Fiumicino dopo aver dichiarato emergenza salendo in quota, una forte grandinata ha danneggiato varie componenti#meteo #avgeek #maltempo #squawk7000 #hail #aviation pic.twitter.com/00StVGX3mH
— Vola Milano Malpensa [MXP] (@VolaMalpensa) July 24, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2023 16:45 | harro | Added |
| 24-Jul-2023 16:47 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:34 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2023 19:49 | Anon | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2023 09:48 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Apr-2024 12:58 | ASN | Updated |
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