Indigo A320 near Varanasi on Aug 30th 2018, cargo smoke indication

Last Update: September 1, 2018 / 20:49:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-832

Destination
Jaipur, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IHN performing flight 6E-832 from Kolkata to Jaipur (India) with 84 passengers, was enroute at FL380 about 90nm south of Varanasi when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and decided to divert to Varanasi where the aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then continued the journey and reached Jaipur with a delay of about 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-832

Destination
Jaipur, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IHN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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