Virgin Atlantic A333 at Manchester on Jan 7th 2024, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: January 9, 2024 / 13:34:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-77
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
G-VKSS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-77
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados
Aircraft Registration
G-VKSS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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