Corsica A320 at Ajaccio on Oct 1st 2012, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: October 2, 2012 / 15:53:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Air Corsica
Flight number
XK-800
Departure
Ajaccio, France
Destination
Lourdes, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HDMF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration F-HDGK reached Lourdes with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Air Corsica
Flight number
XK-800
Departure
Ajaccio, France
Destination
Lourdes, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HDMF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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