Greenland DH8B at Narssarssuaq on May 22nd 2013, electrical problem and smoke in cockpit
Last Update: May 30, 2013 / 14:01:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Greenland
Flight number
GL-421
Departure
Paamiut, Greenland
Destination
Narssarssuaq, Greenland
Aircraft Registration
OY-GRJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
Denmarks Havarikommission reported a postflight examination confirmed the primary inverter was faulty and was the source of the smoke. An investigation has been opened.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 22, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Greenland
Flight number
GL-421
Departure
Paamiut, Greenland
Destination
Narssarssuaq, Greenland
Aircraft Registration
OY-GRJ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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