VivaAerobus A320 near Zacatecas on Dec 11th 2024, smoke and smell
Last Update: December 12, 2024 / 21:08:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
VivaAerobus
Flight number
VB-1000
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
9H-SWI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported a burning smell and smoke came out of the cabin, the aircraft therefore diverted to the nearest airport.
A replacement A320-200 registration XA-VDB reached Ciudad Juarez with a delay of about 5:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to Monterrey (Mexico) after about 6 hours on the ground in Zacatecas and returned to service the following day about 24 hours after landing in Zacatecas.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
VivaAerobus
Flight number
VB-1000
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
9H-SWI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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