Jet2 B738 at Glasgow on Dec 16th 2023, oven wanted a break
Last Update: December 17, 2023 / 23:45:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-161
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
G-DRTZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the forward galley oven emitted some smoke due to a minor fault.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 7 hours, then positioned to Leeds,EN (UK) and resumed service the next day about 24 hours after landing back to Glasgow.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration G-JZBK reached Geneva with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 16, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-161
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
Geneva, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
G-DRTZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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