Skywest Airlines F50 near Ravensthorpe on Jan 21st 2013, burning electrical smell
Last Update: January 21, 2013 / 11:27:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
XR-141
Departure
Esperance, Australia
Destination
Ravensthorpe, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-FNB
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
The airline reported, there was a burning electrical smell on board. 23 of the 46 passengers were destined for Ravensthorpe anway, all passengers disembarked at Ravensthorpe, the 23 destined for the onward destination Perth,WA (Australia) were bussed back to Esperance and rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Skywest Airlines
Flight number
XR-141
Departure
Esperance, Australia
Destination
Ravensthorpe, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-FNB
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
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