Jin B772 at Bangkok on Feb 7th 2017, smoke in cabin before departure

Last Update: February 9, 2017 / 19:53:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 7, 2017

Classification
Accident

Airline
Jin Air

Aircraft Registration
HL7733

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A Jin Air Boeing 777-200, registration HL7733 performing LJ-4 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Seoul (South Korea) with 392 passengers and 10 crew, was preparing for departure, the APU was running, when suddenly smoke entered the aircraft. The passengers disembarked rapidly. 4 people needed treatment for smoke inhalation.

The airline reported the APU was identified as source of the smoke, the APU was replaced.

The occurrence aircraft was able to depart and reached Seoul with a delay of 7 hours.

The aircraft was involved in another incident the very next flight, see Incident: Jin B772 at Seoul on Feb 8th 2017, engine fire indication.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 7, 2017

Classification
Accident

Airline
Jin Air

Aircraft Registration
HL7733

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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