Thomas Cook B763 near Paris on Jul 11th 2012, fuming chiller

Last Update: July 12, 2012 / 15:41:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MT-2428

Destination
Enfidha, Tunisia

Aircraft Registration
G-TCCB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300, registration G-TCCB performing flight MT-2428 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Enfidha (Tunisia) with 326 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 70nm westnorthwest of Paris (France) when a chiller unit in the aft galley began to emit smoke prompting the crew to turn around and divert to London Gatwick,EN (UK). On the way to Gatwick the smoke dissipated, the aircraft landed safely on Gatwick's runway 26L about 30 minutes after turning around.

The airline confirmed a small amount of smoke was emitted by a chiller unit in the aft galley. The unit was fixed and the aircraft was able to continue the following morning. The passengers could not be taken to hotels over night due to a combination of factors.

The incident aircraft reached Enfidha with a delay of about 12 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 11, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MT-2428

Destination
Enfidha, Tunisia

Aircraft Registration
G-TCCB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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