Virgin Atlantic A332 near Shannon on Aug 15th 2018, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: August 15, 2018 / 22:05:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-34
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VWND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A replacement Airbus A340-600 registration G-VYOU was dispatched to Shannon, resumed the flight and reached Gatwick with a delay of 8.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Shannon for 13.5 hours, then positioned to London Gatwick.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-34
Departure
Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VWND
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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