Skywest CRJ9 near Rochester on Oct 22nd 2020, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: October 23, 2020 / 20:31:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
DL-3757
Departure
Saint Louis, United States
Destination
Minneapolis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N838SK
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
The aircraft remained on the ground in Rochester for about 15 hours, then positioned to Minneapolis, remained on the ground in Minneapolis for another 14 hours and returned to service.
A series of smoke in the cockpit events had been reported in Canada (Moncton and Gander Center) that were traced back to the Colorado wildfires, the smoke of which had entered the jet stream.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 22, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
DL-3757
Departure
Saint Louis, United States
Destination
Minneapolis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N838SK
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
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