El Al B739 near Tel Aviv on Apr 10th 2018, smoke in galley
Last Update: April 10, 2018 / 21:00:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-363
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
4X-EHH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Passengers reported there was smoke in one of the galleys, flight attendants rushed to the galley telling passengers that there was smoke and a problem, they were returning to Tel Aviv. Emergency services boarded the aircraft and examined the galley.
The airline reported there was a smell of smoke, the aircraft returned for a normal landing.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 4X-EKL reached Vienna with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tel Aviv about 7 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-363
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
4X-EHH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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