El Al B738 near Larnaca on May 21st 2019, smell of smoke in cabin
Last Update: May 23, 2019 / 21:06:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-363
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 4X-EKB reached Vienna with a delay of 6:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Larnaca for about 4 hours, then positioned back to Tel Aviv, remained 8 hours on the ground in Tel Aviv and resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-363
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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