Astana B763 at Astana on Aug 21st 2013, smoke in cabin

Last Update: August 22, 2013 / 18:00:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-954

Aircraft Registration
P4-KCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Astana Boeing 767-300, registration P4-KCA performing flight KC-954 from Astana to Almaty (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Astana when the crew stopped the climb at about FL110 and decided to return to Astana due to smoke in the cabin. The smoke dissipated during the return. The aircraft landed safely back on Astana's runway 04 about 30 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a fauly air conditioning system was identified as source of the smoke.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration P4-NAS reached Almaty with a delay of 9 hours.

The incident aircraft departed Astana at the same time reaching Almaty with a delay of 9 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 21, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Astana

Flight number
KC-954

Aircraft Registration
P4-KCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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