Afriqiyah A320 near Tobruk on Oct 22nd 2024, smoke in cabin

Last Update: October 24, 2024 / 19:27:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Afriqiyah

Flight number
8U-436

Aircraft Registration
5A-ONO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Afriqiyah Airbus A320-200, registration 5A-ONO performing flight 8U-436 from Tripoli Mitiga (Libya) to Alexandria (Egypt), was enroute at FL350 about 25nm southeast of Tobruk (Libya) when the crew decided to divert to Tobruk reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely in Tobruk.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 35 hours, then returned to Tripoli but has not yet resumed service about 21 hours after landing in Tripoli.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Afriqiyah

Flight number
8U-436

Aircraft Registration
5A-ONO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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