Lingus UK A333 near Daytona Beach on Nov 8th 2022, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: November 9, 2022 / 16:44:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Aer Lingus UK

Flight number
EG-93H

Departure
Orlando, United States

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-EILA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Aer Lingus UK Airbus A330-300, registration G-EILA performing flight EG-93H from Orlando,FL (USA) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 240 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing out of Orlando about 35nm north of Daytona Beach,FL (USA) when the crew declared Mayday reporting smoke in the cockpit. The crew accepted ATC's offer to divert to Daytona Beach. On final approach the crew reported the smoke was dissipating and downgraded the Mayday to PAN PAN. The crew initiated a go around due to being unstable and positioned for another approach to runway 07L. The aircraft landed safely on runway 07L about 28 minutes after stopping the climb.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Aer Lingus UK

Flight number
EG-93H

Departure
Orlando, United States

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-EILA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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