Azul A332 at Recife on May 31st 2016, smell of smoke on board
Last Update: June 2, 2016 / 22:05:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-6970
Departure
Recife, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AIT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground for 2.5 hours, then departed again and reached Viracopos Airport with a delay of 3.5 hours.
The airline reported a technical problem on the aircraft, the passengers were asked to disembark, maintenance was performed and the aircraft was cleared to fly.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-6970
Departure
Recife, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AIT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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