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Delta B739 near Oklahoma City cargo fire warning
« on: April 17, 2023, 06:03:48 AM »
http://avherald.com/h?article=507e43cd&opt=0
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N915DU performing flight DL-359 from Atlanta,GA to Palm Springs,CA (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 200nm west of Oklahoma City,OK (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Oklahoma City reporting they had a forward cargo fire indication. The aircraft landed safely on Oklahoma's runway 17R about 35 minutes later and stopped on the runway. Emergency services using a thermal camera reported seeing no hotspot. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N804DN reached Palm Springs with a delay of about 5:40 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then positioned back to Atlanta. The aircraft remained on the ground in Atlanta for about 21 hours before returning to service.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL359/history/20230412/1449Z/KATL/KPSP