Virgin America A320 near Las Vegas on Sep 19th 2014, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: September 19, 2014 / 22:08:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Virgin America
Flight number
VX-174
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N639VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the crew detected smell of smoke and diverted to Las Vegas.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N623VA reached Newark with a delay of 4:40 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Virgin America
Flight number
VX-174
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N639VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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