Airbus A330-300 (A330-323) · N806NW · Delta Air Lines
Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.Airbus A330-300 (A330-323)
A330-578ActiveRegistrationUSN806NW
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Airbus A330-300 (A330-323) built in 2004 in Toulouse. Operates for Delta Air Lines. Previously flew for Northwest Airlines.
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Aging · 22 years · ≈ 94,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data
ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× P&W PW4000 SER
PropulsionJet
Seats282 (C34 · W21 · Y227)
First flight2004
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationEstados Unidos
OwnerDelta Air Lines Inc
MSN578
Hex / ICAO 24-bitAAF968
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026
The model · Airbus A330
Figures for the A330-300 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 61% the length of a football pitch
Range11,760 km6,350 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82
Service ceiling12,634 m41,450 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight242,000 kg533,518 lb
Maximum payload112,600 kg248,240 lbIts 277 passengers with baggage would weigh about 27.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity277 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout
Endurance13 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop
With its 11,760 km range, from Minneapolis it could fly non-stop as far as:
Beyond its rangeDELNew Delhi11,791 km
The type first flew in 1992 (34 years ago) · About 1,800 units built · Still in production
Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.
Seating layout
34Business
21Premium
227Economy
282 seats in total
Airports
Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)
2007–2009
Main base
Flight logbook
Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)
2025
Delta Air Lines · 81 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
63 days inactive
2024
Delta Air Lines · 82 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)
44 days inactive
2023
Delta Air Lines · 67 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
61 days inactive
2022
Delta Air Lines · 52 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
85 days inactive
2021
Delta Air Lines · 157 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
44 days inactive
2020
Delta Air Lines · 78 flights during the year · base Atlanta (ATL)
51 days inactive
2019
Delta Air Lines · 37 flights during the year · base Honolulu (HNL)
2018
Delta Air Lines · 32 flights during the year · base Salt Lake City (SLC)
No reliable logbook records exist for this aircraft before 2007.
Aircraft chronology
2004
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Feb 15, 2015
Incident at Amsterdam
On February 15, 2015, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: Delta Air Lines.
Source: Delta Air Lines
Apr 18, 2018
Accident at Atlanta, Georgia
On April 18, 2018, the Airbus A330 323 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident at Atlanta, Georgia (United States). Source: the NTSB (United States).
What happened
On 18 April 2018, a Delta Air Lines flight took off from Atlanta (ATL) and, at 700 feet, received continuous fire warnings for the right engine. The captain handed control to the first officer and ran the ECAM procedures, discharging both engine extinguishers; even so, the fire reignited before landing and had to be put out by the airport fire service. Because it was not extinguished quickly, it caused considerable damage to the right pylon, although it stayed contained in the engine compartment without spreading to the rest of the aircraft. The aircraft landed at ATL about 26 minutes after take-off, when simulator work showed that about 12 would have sufficed. The captain may have doubted the initial warning — which disappeared for close to a second and returned — and, ten minutes later, a failure from heat damage in both detection loops cancelled the fire indications and changed the LAND ASAP message from red to amber even though the fire continued, perhaps reducing the crew's sense of urgency. Source: the NTSB (United States).
Jul 29, 2019
Incident at Atlanta
On July 29, 2019, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Atlanta. Source: Delta Air Lines.
Source: Delta Air Lines
Oct 22, 2020
Incident at St. John's
On October 22, 2020, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at St. John's due to a declared emergency with a MAYDAY distress call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).
Source: TSB
Dec 2, 2023
Incident
On December 2, 2023, the Airbus A350-941 aircraft (registration N806NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident. Source: Delta Air Lines.
Source: Delta Air Lines
Operators
2004-02-10
Registration F-WWKD · Lessor: Toulouse
2004-03-19
Registration N806NW
2009-12-31
Registration N806NW · Lessor: Delta
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