# Incident 20021225033949I: Boeing 757232, Yakutat, AK, December 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2002, 13:16 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 59.5469° N, 139.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakutat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5469&lon=-139.7272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611DL-2009-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021225033949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DALA 565 DETECTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE ENROUTE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UT TO ANCHORAGE, AK. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO YAKUTAT, AK WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MAINTENANCE CREW FOUND A BURNED OUT COOLING FAN IN THE AREA BELOW THE COCKPIT. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT THE FOLLOWING DAY. PASSENGERS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N611DL (2)

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

- [Incident 19980911038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911038789I), Sep 11, 1998: Boeing 757* (N611DL), El Paso, TX. (-5) Dala F1696 enroute phx to dfw lost oil qty. And oil pressure on right engine. Flt. Declared emergency, shut down right engine and diverted to elp airport.…
- [Incident 19871104072049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104072049I), Nov 4, 1987: Boeing 757232 (N611DL), Memphis, TN. The airliner safely diverted due to engine oil loss. Engine was determined to have excessive oil consumption.

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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