Virgin Atlantic A333 at Manchester on Jan 7th 2024, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: January 9, 2024 / 13:34:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-77

Aircraft Registration
G-VKSS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VKSS performing flight VS-77 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was climbing out of Manchester's runway 05L when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 reporting an acrid smoke in the cockpit and decided to return to Manchester. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 05R about 50 minutes after departure.

The rotation was cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Manchester for about 20 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-77

Aircraft Registration
G-VKSS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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