Batik A320 near Pekanbaru on Mar 16th 2020, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: March 31, 2020 / 16:06:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
ID-6880
Departure
Jakarta, Indonesia
Destination
Kuala Namu, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-LAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Pekanbaru for about 58 hours before returning to service.
Indonesia's KNKT rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
ID-6880
Departure
Jakarta, Indonesia
Destination
Kuala Namu, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-LAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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