Wideroe DH8B near Trondheim on Feb 20th 2013, smoke in cabin
Last Update: February 21, 2013 / 18:36:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-757
Departure
Mo I Rana, Norway
Destination
Trondheim, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-WSB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
The airline reported the aircraft was still at cruise level when the smoke occurred, the crew quickly descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet, where the aircraft no longer needed to be pressurized while emergency services were put on stand by.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 20, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Wideroe Airlines
Flight number
WF-757
Departure
Mo I Rana, Norway
Destination
Trondheim, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-WSB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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