SA Express DH8D near Richards Bay on May 20th 2014, smoke in cockpit and cabin
Last Update: September 3, 2014 / 15:32:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1213
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Richards Bay, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-YBY
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) reported in their May Bulletin presenting "Statistics reflect accident information entered into the computer by the Accident and Investigation Office" released on Sep 3rd 2014, that during the descent towards Richard Bay (no typo) about 20nm out the crew observed smoke in cockpit and cabin and used their oxygen masks.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 20, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1213
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Richards Bay, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-YBY
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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