Azul AT72 at Sao Paulo on Feb 2nd 2021, burning odour in cockpit
Last Update: February 12, 2021 / 17:46:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Departure
Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKA
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Brazil's CENIPA reported the crew received a "AUDIO SEL CAPT" message after noticing the burning odour in the cockpit, declared emergency due to the volume of traffic and proceeded for an uneventful landing. The occurrence was rated an incident.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 12 hours later.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Departure
Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-AKA
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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