Cayman B733 near Grand Cayman on Apr 13th 2017, electrical odour in cabin
Last Update: April 14, 2017 / 19:50:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cayman Airways
Flight number
KX-793
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Aircraft Registration
VP-CKZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The airline reported a fluorescent light in a lavatory was identified as source of the odour.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 13, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cayman Airways
Flight number
KX-793
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Aircraft Registration
VP-CKZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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