LOS ANGELES- Delta Air Lines (DL) flight DL357 operated by a Boeing 767-300ER diverted to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after its number 2 engine began losing oil during its service from Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).
The incident occurred on the morning of Wednesday, November 19, shortly after cockpit alerts signaled abnormal oil pressure.
The widebody aircraft was cruising at 35,000 feet when the crew declared an emergency and requested diversion support.
Passengers were eventually reaccommodated through Delta’s hub operations at LAX. The initial report of the event was first noted by AirLive and later detailed by other aviation outlets. According to Simple Flying, the flight crew acted promptly based on in-flight system warnings.
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Delta 767 Flight Diverted to LAX
Flight DL357 is Delta’s daily redeye route between Honolulu and Salt Lake City. On November 18, the flight was operated by N190DN, a 28-year-old Boeing 767-300ER powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW4060 turbofans.
The aircraft left Honolulu at 11:25 PM, around ten minutes behind schedule, with a planned 6-hour and 11-minute block time and a scheduled 8:26 AM arrival in Utah.
Per Flightradar24 data, the flight climbed normally and cruised routinely at 35,000 feet. Shortly before the four-hour mark, oil pressure readings for the right-side PW4060 engine began falling.
The cockpit indications first appeared through the 767’s EICAS (Engine-Indicating and Crew-Alerting System).
After reviewing the information, the pilots executed required checklists, declared an emergency, set their transponder to 7700, and shut down the affected engine. The crew then initiated a diversion toward Los Angeles International Airport.
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Emergency Landing at LAX
The aircraft landed safely on Runway 7R at LAX at approximately 6:26 am on November 19. The Los Angeles Fire Department met the aircraft on arrival to inspect for potential fire or structural damage. After the external inspection, the aircraft taxied to its gate under its own power.
To continue transporting passengers to Salt Lake City, Delta dispatched an Airbus A319-100 from Los Angeles. This replacement flight, using the same DL357 flight number, departed about six hours later.
This routing is not a regularly scheduled segment, which indicates Delta repositioned the A319 specifically to complete the journey.
Because the A319-100 seats 132 passengers compared to the 767-300ER’s 216-seat capacity, remaining passengers were reaccommodated on other scheduled flights.
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Seating Configuration Comparison
Aircraft TypeDeltaOneDelta FirstDelta Premium SelectDelta ComfortEconomyTotal SeatsBoeing 767-300ER (N190DN)26N/A1821151216Airbus A319-100N/A12N/A2496132
N190DN remains grounded with no scheduled flights planned while maintenance teams inspect the PW4060 engine.
This decades-old engine type is widely regarded as reliable, which suggests the issue is isolated to this specific unit.
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Similar Incident
Delta experienced a similar event in February 2025 when another 767-300ER, N16065, encountered an in-flight PW4060 engine issue while flying from Salt Lake City to Honolulu. That aircraft returned safely to Salt Lake City, and the flight eventually departed again about eight hours later.
In October 2025, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900ER departing Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, as Portland International Airport, suffered an engine failure during the takeoff roll.
The crew performed a high-speed rejected takeoff, and passengers were moved to another 737 while the affected aircraft entered maintenance.
In both cases, the jets were repaired and returned to service. Delta operates nearly 1,000 aircraft, making it the world’s third-largest airline.
A fleet of this size naturally experiences occasional mechanical events, but each case is reviewed, corrected, and monitored to maintain safety standards.
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