Egypt A332 near Athens on Nov 8th 2019, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: November 8, 2019 / 19:22:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-540
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground in Athens for 3:45 hours, then continued the flight and reached Cologne with a delay of about 2 hours (flight time from Cairo to Hahn, 1650nm distance, scheduled at 6:20 hours).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-540
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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