Delta MD88 at Minneapolis on Oct 22nd 2015, lavatory smoke indication

Last Update: October 23, 2015 / 20:32:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1996

Departure
Minneapolis, United States

Destination
New York La Guardia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N944DL

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N944DL performing flight DL-1996 from Minneapolis,MN to New York La Guardia,NY (USA) with 149 passengers, was climbing out of Minneapolis when a lavatory smoke detector activated prompting the crew to stop the climb at about 13,000 feet and return to Minneapolis for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure. No evidence of fire, heat or smoke was found.

A replacement MD-88 registration N909DE reached New York with a delay of 2 hours.

The airline reported a lavatory smoke detector went off.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-1996

Departure
Minneapolis, United States

Destination
New York La Guardia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N944DL

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88

ICAO Type Designator
MD88

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