Iran A306 at Tabriz on Oct 23rd 2023, smoke in cockpit and cabin

Last Update: November 8, 2023 / 17:36:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-718

Aircraft Registration
EP-IBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

An Iran Air Airbus A300-600, registration EP-IBA performing flight IR-718 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran), was enroute at FL330 near Tabriz (Iran) when the crew decided to divert to Tabriz reporting smoke in cockpit and cabin. The aircraft landed safely in Tabriz.

Iran's CAO reported the same happened again on the onward flight to Tehran after a mechanic had released the aircraft. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the CAO.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-718

Aircraft Registration
EP-IBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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