Greenland DH8B at Nuuk on Jan 18th 2026, smoke and fire in cockpit
Last Update: May 15, 2026 / 16:47:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Greenland
Flight number
GL-3401
Departure
Nuuk, Greenland
Destination
Narsasuaq, Greenland
Aircraft Registration
OY-GRG
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
The Danish Havarikommissionen (HCL) rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation and stated, that the investigation identified the RH windshield as the source of a short circuit. The short circuit led to overheating and melting of the RH windshield terminal block. The “Windshield R/H Heat” 115V Circuit Breaker was found popped during the event.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Greenland
Flight number
GL-3401
Departure
Nuuk, Greenland
Destination
Narsasuaq, Greenland
Aircraft Registration
OY-GRG
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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