Pegasus B738 near Zagreb on Oct 2nd 2018, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: December 3, 2019 / 15:40:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Pegasus Airlines
Flight number
PC-1135
Departure
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
TC-AMP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported an electronic cigarette in a passenger's luggage caught fire causing the cargo smoke indication.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 23.5 hours, then positioned back to Sabiha Gokcen but has not yet resumed service about 33 hours after landing in Zagreb.
On Dec 2nd 2019 the US NTSB reported one occupant of the aircraft received minor injuries. The AIN of Croatia is investigating the occurrence, the NTSB joined the investigation representing the state of manufacture of the aircraft.
Croatia's AIN reported the electronic cigarette of a passenger exploded, the fire was extinguished immediately thereafter. A passenger received minor injuries (burns to a finger), the aircraft sustained minor damage.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Pegasus Airlines
Flight number
PC-1135
Departure
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey
Destination
Paris Orly, France
Aircraft Registration
TC-AMP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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