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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VA-1351

Aircraft Registration
VH-YFL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YFL performing flight VA-1351 from Sydney,NS to Darwin,NT (Australia), was enroute at FL360 about 140nm westnorthwest of Sydney when the crew decided to return to Sydney reporting smell of smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely back on Sydney's runway 34L about 50 minutes after departure.

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
Registration mark
VH-YFL
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8FE
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VA-1351

Aircraft Registration
VH-YFL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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