Cargo smoke indication forces emergency landing of Delta Airlines flight – VisionSafe

Cargo smoke indication forces emergency landing of Delta Airlines flight

Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N325DN performing flight DL-2122 from Salt Lake City,UT to Detroit,MI (USA) with about 200 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 70nm north of Cheyenne,WY (USA) when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and decided to divert to Cheyenne, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 27 about 15 minutes (!) later. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N900PC was dispatched to Cheyenne, resumed the flight and delivered the passengers to Detroit with a delay of about 10 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then positioned to Detroit.

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