Virgin Australia B738 at Melbourne on Feb 26th 2013, odour in cabin

Last Update: February 28, 2013 / 12:20:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DJ-823

Aircraft Registration
VH-VUZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VUZ performing flight DJ-823 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 129 passengers, was climbing out of Melbourne's runway 34 when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet reporting an unusual odour in the cabin and decided to return to Melbourne for a safe landing on runway 34 about 10 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DJ-823

Aircraft Registration
VH-VUZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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