UTAir B738 near Moscow on Oct 15th 2017, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: October 15, 2017 / 20:23:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-295

Destination
Surgut, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BQR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A UTAir Boeing 737-800, registration VQ-BQR performing flight UT-295 from Moscow Vnukovo to Surgut (Russia) with 175 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 260nm northeast of Moscow's Vnukovo Airport when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and initiated an emergency descent initially to FL140, then FL100. The crew subsequently reported the smoke had dissipated. The aircraft returned to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport for a safe landing about 100 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VQ-BQS reached Surgut with a delay of 7 hours.

The airline reported the crew received a smoke detector indication.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 15, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-295

Destination
Surgut, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BQR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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