Delta MD90 near Sioux Falls on Dec 20th 2012, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: December 21, 2012 / 21:21:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1348
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Tucson, United States
Aircraft Registration
N955DN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
The smoke detector was later identified defective.
A replacement MD-90 registration N908DA reached Tucson with a delay of 8 hours.
The incident aircraft positioned back to Minneapolis as flight DL-9938 about 7 hours after landing and resumed service the following day.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-1348
Departure
Minneapolis, United States
Destination
Tucson, United States
Aircraft Registration
N955DN
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-90
ICAO Type Designator
MD90
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