Wideroe DH8C at Skien on Jun 19th 2014, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: June 20, 2014 / 16:20:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 19, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WF-524

Departure
Skien, Norway

Destination
Bergen, Norway

Aircraft Registration
LN-WFH

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Wideroe de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration LN-WFH performing flight WF-524 from Skien to Bergen (Norway) with 18 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Skien when smoke was observed on the flight deck prompting the crew to return to Skien for a safe landing about 10 minutes after departure.

Passengers reported that less than 2 minutes after the gear was retracted the gear was extended again making them aware of something was wrong. They were later told a fan inside the cockpit was emitting smoke.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 19, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WF-524

Departure
Skien, Norway

Destination
Bergen, Norway

Aircraft Registration
LN-WFH

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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