Volaris A321 near Veracruz on Oct 25th 2017, smoke indication

Last Update: October 25, 2017 / 19:00:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2017

Classification
Accident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-714

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VLW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Volaris Airbus A321-200, registration XA-VLW performing flight Y4-714 from Mexico City to Cancun (Mexico), was climbing through FL280 out of Mexico City when the crew received a smoke detector indication and diverted the aircraft to Veracruz International Airport (Mexico) for a safe landing on runway 36 about 23 minutes later. A passenger suffered a nerveous breakdown as result of the anxiety and needed to be taken to a hospital, two others were treated at the airport for anxiety.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Veracruz for about 4.5 hours, then continued to Cancun and arrived with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2017

Classification
Accident

Airline
Volaris

Flight number
Y4-714

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VLW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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