Delta A21N near Tampa on Dec 27th 2025, unusual odour on board

Last Update: December 28, 2025 / 17:14:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-504

Aircraft Registration
N503DZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N503DZ performing flight DL-504 from Orlando,FL to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 194 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL320 over the Gulf of Mexico about 230nm west of Tampa,FL (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Tampa reporting an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Tampa's runway 01L about 45 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N6700 reached Los Angeles with a delay of about 5.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tampa about 25 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N503DZ
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-271NX
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A21N
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-504

Aircraft Registration
N503DZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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