Spicejet B738 near Muscat on Dec 4th 2019, smoke on board

Last Update: December 5, 2019 / 20:34:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-18

Destination
Kochi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SZI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SZI performing flight SG-18 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Kochi (India), was enroute at FL350 about 30nm south of Muscat (Oman) when the crew decided to divert to Muscat. The aircraft landed safely on Muscat's runway 26R about 50 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VT-SLE reached Kochi with a delay of 12.5 hours.

The airline reported a technical problem prompted the diversion to Muscat. A replacement aircraft was dispatched to Muscat.

Passengers reported smoke was detected on board prompting the diversion.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Muscat 45 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-18

Destination
Kochi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SZI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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