Virgin Atlantic B744 near Dublin on May 2nd 2015, burning smell on flight deck
Last Update: May 4, 2015 / 20:26:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-75
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VXLG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart again after about 3 hours on the ground and is currently estimated to reach Orlando with a delay of 4 hours.
A passenger reported that they were kept on the aircraft while on the ground in Manchester, then they were told that the issue had been isolated and they were ready to depart again, however, the food had been destroyed, so that no hot meals would be available.
Another passenger reported that a new flight crew boarded the aircraft and announced, that the problem had been located, a cooling fan was identified as cause of the smell. Cabin crew announced the meals had already started to be cooked and could no longer be used, recatering would delay the flight so they were loading sandwiches, snacks and cold food, no hot meals would be available.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-75
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VXLG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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