Easyjet A320 near Lyon on Jan 6th 2018, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: January 7, 2018 / 18:01:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8943

Destination
Grenobe, France

Aircraft Registration
G-EZOF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZOF performing flight U2-8943 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Grenobe (France) with 170 passengers and 5 crew, diverted to Lyon (France) while descending towards Grenoble reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Lyon's runway 18L, emergency services did not find any trace of fire or heat. The passengers disembarked normally and were bussed to Grenoble, located about 42nm southeast of Lyon.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16.5 hours after landing in Lyon.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8943

Destination
Grenobe, France

Aircraft Registration
G-EZOF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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