Omni B763 near Bogota on Dec 16th 2014, the hottest food around

Last Update: December 16, 2014 / 22:42:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 16, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AV-25

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N342AX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Omni Air International Boeing 767-300 on behalf of Avianca, registration N342AX performing flight AV-25 from Bogota (Colombia) to Lima (Peru) with 104 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute about 30 minutes into the flight when the crew received a smoke indication in one of the galleys. The aircraft returned to Bogota for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

Avianca reported the food trays in the galley had overheated. A replacement aircraft is now estimated to reach Lima with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 16, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AV-25

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N342AX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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