Virgin Australia B738 near Adelaide on Oct 18th 2018, electrical issue

Last Update: October 19, 2018 / 20:53:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Virgin Australia

Flight number
VA-465

Departure
Perth, Australia

Destination
Brisbane, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VUP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUP performing flight VA-465 from Perth,WA to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was enroute at FL350 about 290nm northeast of Adelaide,SA (Australia) when the crew decided to divert to Adelaide due to electrical issues on board. The aircraft landed safely in Adelaide about one hour later.

Passengers reported shortly after departure from Perth there was a faint burning odour that became more pronounced as the flight progressed. After about 3 hours the captain announced they were having electrical issues and were diverting to Adelaide.

The airline reported the captain decided to divert to Adelaide as a precaution after an electrical odour was noticed in the cabin.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Virgin Australia

Flight number
VA-465

Departure
Perth, Australia

Destination
Brisbane, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VUP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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