Virgin Atlantic A333 over Atlantic on Aug 10th 2018, smoke on board

Last Update: August 10, 2018 / 20:48:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-50A

Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VLUV performing flight VS-50A from Orlando,FL (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 194 passengers and 13 crew, was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about 200nm west of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke on board. The aircraft descended to FL080 and diverted to Shannon. On approach the crew reported there was no smoke on the flight deck anymore. The aircraft landed safely on runway 06 about 35 minutes later, vacated the runway and taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail. 12 passengers were checked at the airport.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 10, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-50A

Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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