Delta MD90 near Denver on Feb 17th 2013, cargo fire and smoke alert

Last Update: February 18, 2013 / 13:46:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1017

Aircraft Registration
N935DN

ICAO Type Designator
MD90

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90, registration N935DN performing flight DL-1017 from Denver,CO to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 160 people on board, was enroute at FL310 about 130nm east of Denver when the crew received a cargo fire alert as well as smoke detector indications, declared emergency and returned to Denver for a safe landing on runway 35R about 30 minutes later. The aircraft vacated the runway onto a high speed exit and stopped shutting the right hand engine down. Responding emergency services found no trace of heat, opened both aft and forward cargo holds and found no trace of fire or smoke.

A replacement MD-90 reached Atlanta with a delay of 6:45 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-1017

Aircraft Registration
N935DN

ICAO Type Designator
MD90

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