Smartwings B738 enroute on Dec 10th 2017, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: January 26, 2018 / 14:42:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-7601
Departure
Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Warsaw, Poland
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
On Jan 26th 2018 Czechia's UZPLN reported the aircraft did not receive any damage. The USB power cable had created an electrical short circuit due to wear of the cable. The parts were replaced and a fleet wide inspection of all power cables was conducted. The operational documentation was changed as well on the base of this defect.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-7601
Departure
Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Warsaw, Poland
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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