Virgin Australia B738 near Sydney on May 19th 2016, smell of smoke in cabin
Last Update: May 19, 2016 / 17:14:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-1351
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Darwin, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-YFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VUE reached Darwin with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service after 3 hours on the ground in Sydney.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-1351
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Darwin, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-YFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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