Virgin Australia B738 near Hobart on Jul 21st 2025, fire in cabin

Last Update: December 19, 2025 / 18:10:25 GMT/Zulu time

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A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFY performing flight VA-1528 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), had been enroute at FL380 and was initiating the descent towards Hobart when smoke emanated from an overhead locker in the cabin...

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFY performing flight VA-1528 from Sydney,NS to Hobart,TA (Australia), had been enroute at FL380 and was initiating the descent towards Hobart when smoke emanated from an overhead locker in the cabin

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Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-YFY
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 21, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Virgin Australia

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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