Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on Oct 18th 2018, electrical issue
Last Update: October 19, 2018 / 20:53:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-465
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VUP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported shortly after departure from Perth there was a faint burning odour that became more pronounced as the flight progressed. After about 3 hours the captain announced they were having electrical issues and were diverting to Adelaide.
The airline reported the captain decided to divert to Adelaide as a precaution after an electrical odour was noticed in the cabin.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-465
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VUP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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