Tunis Express AT72 at Tunis on Mar 26th 2019, air conditioning problem
Last Update: March 27, 2019 / 22:11:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tunisair Express
Flight number
UG-8
Departure
Tunis, Tunisia
Destination
Djerba, Tunisia
Aircraft Registration
TS-LBE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
A replacement Canadair CRJ-900 registration TS-ISA reached Djerba with a delay of about 7 hours.
Passengers claimed there had been smoke and odour of fuel on board.
The airline confirmed there had been a problem with the air conditioning system, however, denied any allegations beyond that issued by a few people.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tunisair Express
Flight number
UG-8
Departure
Tunis, Tunisia
Destination
Djerba, Tunisia
Aircraft Registration
TS-LBE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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