Cathay Dragon A320 near Hong Kong on Jun 16th 2017, smell of smoke in cockpit

Last Update: June 16, 2017 / 19:27:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-296

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-HSP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Cathay Drago Airbus A320-200, registration B-HSP performing flight KA-296 from Hanoi (Vietnam) to Hong Kong (China) with 159 people on board, was descending towards Hong Kong when the crew reported smell of smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Hong Kong's runway 25R about 15 minutes later. The aircraft taxied to the apron where passengers disembarked normally.

The airline confirmed there was smell of smoke in the cockpit prompting the crew to inform ATC and request priority. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the stand on own power, passengers disembarked normally.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 4 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 16, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
KA-296

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-HSP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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