Created Friday, Oct 23rd 2020 20:31Z, last updated Friday, Oct 23rd 2020 20:31Z
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N838SK performing flight
DL-3757 from Saint Louis,MO to Minneapolis,MN (USA) with 48 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 80nm southwest of Rochester,MN (USA) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Rochester. The aircraft landed safely on runway 02 about 25 minutes after leaving FL360.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Rochester for about 15 hours, then positioned to Minneapolis, remained on the ground in Minneapolis for another 14 hours and returned to service.
A series of smoke in the cockpit events had been reported in Canada (Moncton and Gander Center) that were traced back to the Colorado wildfires, the smoke of which had entered the jet stream.
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