Smartwings Poland B738 near Valencia on Aug 18th 2026, engine fire indication

Last Update: August 19, 2026 / 19:11:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Smartwings Poland

Flight number
QS-1158

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Almeria, Spain

Aircraft Registration
SP-TVZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Smartwings Poland Boeing 737-800, registration SP-TVZ performing flight QS-1158 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Almeria,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL350 about 30nm east of Valencia,SP (Spain) when the crew received a fire indication for one of the engines (CFM56), shut the engine down, declared emergency and decided to divert to Valencia. The aircraft landed safely on Valencia's runway 12 about 20 minutes later.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Valencia about 24 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
Smartwings Poland

Flight number
QS-1158

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Almeria, Spain

Aircraft Registration
SP-TVZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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