GoAir A20N at Singapore on Dec 9th 2019, fumes on board

Last Update: December 10, 2019 / 23:02:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
GoAir

Flight number
G8-28

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WJJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A GoAir Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-WJJ performing flight G8-28 from Singapore (Singapore) to Bangalore (India) with 158 people on board, was climbing out of Singapore when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 due to a strong smell of oil in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Singapore for a safe landing about 40 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported there was a strong smell of oil on board, another passenger reported heavy smoke in the cabin. The passengers complained they were stranded in Singapore for about two days.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 41 hours, then departed for flight G8-28D (delayed) and reached Bangalore with a delay of about 42 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
GoAir

Flight number
G8-28

Destination
Bangalore, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-WJJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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