Tahiti AT72 near Raiatea on Jul 24th 2017, smoke on board

Last Update: July 26, 2017 / 22:32:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Tahiti

Departure
Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Destination
Papeete, French Polynesia

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Air Tahiti Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flight VT-418 from Bora Bora to Papeete (French Polynesia) with 60 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Bora Bora when a burning odour followed by smoke was observed on board of the aircraft. The aircraft diverted to Raiatea (French Polynesia), about 23nm southeast of Bora Bora, for a safe landing. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire or heat.

The airline reported a short circuit caused the odour and smoke. The passengers, mainly destined to catch connecting international flights at Papeete, were taken to hotels at Raiatea for the night and rebooked onto other flights the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Tahiti

Departure
Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Destination
Papeete, French Polynesia

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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