Wings Abadi AT72 at Ujung Pandang on Oct 3rd 2020, all display units off on approach, cabin doors could not be opened, smoke in cabin

Last Update: October 15, 2020 / 15:27:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Wings Air

Flight number
IW-1327

Departure
Raha, Indonesia

Destination
Ujung Pandang, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-WGT

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Wings Abadi Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PK-WGT performing flight IW-1327 from Raha to Ujung Pandang (Indonesia), was descending through 8000 feet on approach to Ujung Pandang (Makassar) when all display units (DU) went blank. The crew looked at the overhead panel and noticed the DC Gen 1 was faulty. A few seconds later everything went back to normal, but repeated now with all but DU 2 and DU 4 off. The symptoms repeated several times (believed to be 5 times). The crew focussed on their approach to Ujung Pandang's runway 21 which involved terrain before the runway. The crew continued for a safe landing on runway 21 and taxied to the apron, however, the aircraft could not be opened due to a pressurization fault. The crew managed to resolve the issue, the passengers were able to disembark. The first officer, visiting the cabin, then noticed the smell of smoke from the avionics rack, a flight attendant reported there had been smoke between seat row 3 and 6.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Ujung Pandang 12 days later.

Indonesia's KNKT rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 3, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Wings Air

Flight number
IW-1327

Departure
Raha, Indonesia

Destination
Ujung Pandang, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
PK-WGT

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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