Horizon DH8D near Yakima on May 29th 2017, burning electrical odour

Last Update: May 30, 2017 / 14:31:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 29, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Horizon Air

Flight number
QX-2399

Departure
Boise, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N443QX

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Alaska Airlines, registration N443QX performing flight QX-2399/AS-2399 from Boise,ID to Seattle,WA (USA) with 82 people on board, was enroute at FL240 about 40nm southeast of Yakima,WA (USA) when the crew reported an electrical burning smell on board and decided to divert to Yakima, where the aircraft landed safely about 15 minutes later. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke, however, an odour consistent with overheating wires was detected by fire fighters.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 29, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Horizon Air

Flight number
QX-2399

Departure
Boise, United States

Destination
Seattle, United States

Aircraft Registration
N443QX

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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