Delta B752 near Wichita on Sep 23rd 2013, burning smell on board

Last Update: September 24, 2013 / 20:09:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1480

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N6705Y

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Delta Boeing 757-200, registration N6705Y performing flight DL-1480 from San Francisco,CA to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 175 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 60nm westsouthwest of Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport,KS (USA) when the crew reported a burning smell on board and decided to divert to Wichita. Later on approach the crew reported an unknown smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Wichita's runway 19R about 17 minutes after leaving FL370. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

Passengers reported a smell like burning plastics.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 23, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1480

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N6705Y

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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