Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N707TW perfomring flight DL-1359 from San Francisco,CA to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of San Francisco’s runway 01R when the crew stopped the climb at about FL150 reporting smoke in cockpit and cabin. The aircraft returned to San Francisco for a safe landing on runway 28L about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N704X is estimated to reach New York with a delay of 4.5 hours.

A passenger reported cabin crew cut the power to the cabin while the aircraft was climbing out, the flight crew subsequently announced there was smoke in cockpit and cabin due to an air conditioning system overheating.