Aurigny AT72 at Guernsey on Jun 2nd 2017, smell of smoke on board
Last Update: June 3, 2017 / 22:18:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aurigny Air Services
Flight number
GR-626
Departure
Guernsey, United Kingdom
Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-COBO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airline reported the crew detected a faint smell of smoke which was believed to originate from the aft luggage hold. After the return the luggage was x-rayed again, which resulted in the find of a number of e-cigarettes and other electrical items. Another aircraft performed the flight.
A replacement ATR-72-212A registration G-VZON reached Stansted Airport as flight GR-1626 with a delay of 2:50 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aurigny Air Services
Flight number
GR-626
Departure
Guernsey, United Kingdom
Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-COBO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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