Mount Cook AT72 at Christchurch on Jul 22nd 2019, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: July 22, 2019 / 21:55:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-5751

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MCU

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Mount Cook Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Air New Zealand, registration ZK-MCU performing flight NZ-5751 from Christchurch to Dunedin (New Zealand), was climbing through FL130 out of Christchurch when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and return the aircraft to Chrischurch for a safe landing on Christchurch's runway 02 about 25 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The airline reported the crew received a smoke indicator warning.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 22, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-5751

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MCU

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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