Delta MD88 at Manchester on Sep 20th 2013, irritating smell on board

Last Update: September 20, 2013 / 16:31:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 20, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1941

Departure
Manchester, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N910DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N910DE performing flight DL-1941 from Manchester,NH to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 144 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Manchester when the crew stopped the climb at 10,000 feet reporting fumes in the cabin were getting the flight attendants irritated, the crew declared emergency and decided to divert to Boston,MA, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 04R about 25 minutes after departure, vacated the runway and stopped for a check by emergency services, shut both engines down and requested emergency services to walk around advising they were still smelling the fumes. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke. Passengers disembarked onto the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal, the aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. There were no injuries.

The airline confirmed fumes on board prompted the diversion. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 20, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1941

Departure
Manchester, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N910DE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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