Wideroe DH8A near Bergen on Oct 18th 2012, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: October 18, 2012 / 14:01:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-101
Departure
Floro, Norway
Destination
Bergen, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-WII
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
The airline confirmed the crew declared emergency because of smoke in the cockpit, after landing the captain briefed the passengers about what happened before passengers disembarked.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-101
Departure
Floro, Norway
Destination
Bergen, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-WII
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (100)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8A
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