Sprint AT72 at Ljubljana on Jul 31st 2020, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: August 20, 2020 / 17:23:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Sprintair
Flight number
P8-1905
Departure
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SP-SPE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The aircraft returned to service about 40 hours after landing back.
On Aug 20th 2020 Slovenia's AAIIO reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated. The crew reported smoke in the cockpit while climbing through 1500 feet, informed the controller they were returning to the airfield, performed a right hand turn for a visual approach to runway 30. After taxiing to the stand the crew shut down both engines and all electrical systems using the QRH procedures.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Sprintair
Flight number
P8-1905
Departure
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
SP-SPE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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