Delta flight made emergency landing after reports of smoke in cockpit

PORTLAND, OREGON - A Delta Air Lines flight from Japan to Atlanta made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport this week after reports of smoke in the cockpit. <br> <br> The plane was diverted to Portland and landed at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, said Port of Portland spokesman Steve Johnson. <br> <br> Anthony Black, a Delta spokesman in Atlanta, said the captain decided to make an emergency landing after smelling ``electronic smoke.&#39;&#39; The plane landed without incident and taxied on its own power to the gate, he said. <br> <br> The plane, an MD-11, had 183 people on board. No injuries were reported, Johnson said.

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