Arabia A320 at Khartoum on Jan 9th 2018, fire in cabin
Last Update: January 18, 2018 / 17:55:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Arabia Jordan
Flight number
G9-666
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
JY-PTD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Khartoum for about 69 hours after landing back, then resumed service.
On Jan 18th 2018 Sudan's AAICD reported that shortly after takeoff smoke appeared from an overhead locker. The crew brought the fire under control quickly. The aircraft returned to Khartoum for a landing without further incident. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the AAICD.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Arabia Jordan
Flight number
G9-666
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
JY-PTD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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