Delta B763 near London on Feb 17th 2015, burning smell on board

Last Update: February 17, 2015 / 23:53:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-33

Aircraft Registration
N177DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N177DN performing flight DL-33 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 50nm north of London Heathrow,EN (UK) when the crew decided to divert to Heathrow Airport reporting a burning smell of plastics on board. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27L about 25 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N176DZ is estimated to reach Seattle with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-33

Aircraft Registration
N177DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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