Falcon 900
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90; Flight Crew Total 20000; Flight Crew Type 2000
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency; General Police / Security Involved; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related
Smoke in the cockpit from an undermined source. Emergency declared. ATC vectored us to a suitable airport. Smoke cleared on final approach. Landed without incident. Detained by Government Officials until U.S. Embassy could workout exit VISAS. Departed via charter jet 23 hours later. Incident aircraft still at the divert airport awaiting repairs.
A DA900EX developed cockpit smoke from an unknown source so an emergency was declared and the flight diverted to a nearby international airport.