Smartwings B738 near Paris on Apr 6th 2017, hydraulic leak, strong odour on board
Last Update: July 20, 2017 / 16:18:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-7302
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia, Spain
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Czechia's UZPLN reported the minimum hydraulic quantity remaining was 37%. During the entire flight there had been a strong odour on board. The crew diverted to Prague for a safe overweight landing. Maintenance repaired the aircraft according to WO271/2017, checked for leakage, performed an overweight landing inspection and returned the aircraft to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Smartwings
Flight number
QS-7302
Departure
Warsaw, Poland
Destination
Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia, Spain
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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