Indigo A21N at Chennai on Sep 21st 2019, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: September 21, 2019 / 20:31:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1707
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The airline reported a post flight inspection revealed no trace of fire, heat or smoke.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-IFM reached Doha with a delay of 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Chennai about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 21, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1707
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
VT-IUA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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