Iberia A332 near Fortaleza on Apr 16th 2016, smoke in cabin
Last Update: April 21, 2016 / 18:45:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6012
Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MIL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The aircraft remained on the ground in Fortaleza for about 27 hours, then positioned to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) and is now still on the ground in Sao Paulo about 90 hours after landing at Guarulhos Airport.
The airline confirmed a technical problem causing smoke in the cabin. Maintenance is attempting to get the aircraft ready for a departure later on Apr 17th, if this turns out not possible, the airline is going to invoke the next best alternative solution for the passengers.
Brazil's CENIPA rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6012
Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MIL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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