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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Drago
Flight number
KA-296
Departure
Hanoi, Vietnam
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HSP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Airline
Cathay Drago
Flight number
KA-296
Departure
Hanoi, Vietnam
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-HSP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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