# Incident 19990210013029I: Boeing 757232, Lubbock, TX, February 10, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1999, 05:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617DL-2019-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,750 total, 219 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210013029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DALA FLIGHT 654, BOEING 757-232, ENROUTE FROM LAX TO DFW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN COCKPIT AT 0517 (CST).THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT TO LBB. THE LBB AIRPORT FIRE EQUIPMENT WAS ON THE SCENE WHEN THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 0530 (CST).UPON INSPECTION PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN DAMAGE, ISOLATED THE UNIT AND THE FLIGHT WAS DISPATCHED AT 1100 (CST) PER MEL PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N617DL (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970524021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524021069I), May 24, 1997: Boeing 757232 (N617DL), Albuquerque, NM. Smoke in cabin. Diverted. Oil in left pack ducts. Removed heat exchanger. Replaced heater condensor.
- [Incident 19930316008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316008389I), Mar 16, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N617DL), Washington, DC. Left hydraulic system pressure went to zero. Landed safely. Flexline to left main gear door actuator was defective.
- [Incident 19920930044939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930044939I), Sep 30, 1992: Boeing 757232 (N617DL), Great Falls, MT. Loss of NR2 engine oil pressure and quantity. Diverted to Great Falls. Found NR5 bearing had cracked.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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