PAL B773 over Pacific on Apr 9th 2025, smoke in cabin
Last Update: April 10, 2025 / 11:03:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-102
Departure
Manila, Philippines
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
RP-C7782
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The airline reported the smoke was emitted by one of the two air conditioning systems. The aircraft landed safely at 03:30L and finally got assigned a gate at 10:00L.
Japan's Department of Transport stated ground personnel at Haneda Airport was busy with scheduled flights, the DoT was in close contact with the airport. The aircraft doors were opened to ventilate the aircraft. The DoT also asked the Philippine Ambassador to assist the flight, so that the passengers could disembark.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Tokyo about 17 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-102
Departure
Manila, Philippines
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
RP-C7782
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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