SAA A343 at Johannesburg on Mar 9th 2015, smoke in cabin

Last Update: March 10, 2015 / 18:42:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SA-52

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

A SAA South African Airways Airbus A340-300, registration ZS-SXD performing flight SA-52 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Accra (Ghana), was climbing out of Johannesburg when the crew stopped the climb at FL120 and started to dump fuel reporting smoke in the cabin. 5 minutes later the crew reported the smoke had subsided, climbed the aircraft to FL130 to complete the fuel dump and returned to Johannesburg for a safe landing on runway 21L about one hour after departure.

Passengers reported the captain indicated they had a problem with an air conditioning system.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SA-52

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300

ICAO Type Designator
A343

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