Bhutan A319 at Kolkata on Sep 9th 2017, smoke from APU prompts evacuation
Last Update: September 10, 2017 / 18:47:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 9, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Bhutan Airlines
Flight number
B3-700
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
A5-BAB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement A319-100 registration A5-BAC was flown from Paro (Bhutan) to Kolkata and resumed the flight reaching Bangkok with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The airport reported the aircraft had just been moving to taxi towards the runway for a few seconds when emergency services noticed the aircraft's APU was emitting smoke - at the same time the aircraft's doors were opened and the slides inflated. An immediate response was triggered, the APU was quickly secured. Emergency services needed to treat a number of people with cuts and bruises received as result of the evacuation.
On Sep 10th 2017 it emerged that a subsequent inspection of the occurrence aircraft did not reveal any evidence of fire or heat. Maintenance discovered leaking oil may have dropped onto the hot section of the APU causing the smoke, that had been observed and reported by the crew of another aircraft.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to Bangkok under minimum equipment list requirements with the APU inoperative about 6.5 hours after the occurrence but has not yet resumed service about 27 hours after the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 9, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Bhutan Airlines
Flight number
B3-700
Departure
Kolkata, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
A5-BAB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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