El Al B738 over Mediterranean on Mar 23rd 2023, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: March 23, 2023 / 19:08:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
El Al

Flight number
LY-383

Aircraft Registration
4X-EKI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An El Al Boeing 737-800, registration 4X-EKI performing flight LY-383 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL360 about 210nm west of Larnaca (Cyprus) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke on the flight deck, turned around and diverted to Larnaca for a safe landing on runway 04 about 35 minutes after the decision to divert. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway for an inspection by emergency services before taxiing to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
El Al

Flight number
LY-383

Aircraft Registration
4X-EKI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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