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| Date: | Wednesday 22 February 2017 |
| Time: | 14:56 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-VPJ |
| MSN: | 1169 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Barrington Tops National Park, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Port Macquarie Airport, NSW (PQQ/YPMQ) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was operating on Flight VA1188 from Port Macquarie Airport to Sydney Airport when an unknown technical fault caused smoke to enter the cockpit. The aircraft was diverted to Newcastle Airport, where it landed without further incident and no injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2017/aair/ao-2017-025/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVPJ/history/20170222/0140Z/YPMQ/YSSY
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 2019 | VH-VPJ | Virgin Australia Airlines | 0 | Canberra Airport, ACT (CBR/YSCB) | |
non |
| 31 May 2022 | EI-HDH | Aer Lingus Regional, opb Emerald Airlines | 0 | E of Dublin |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2017 09:49 | Pineapple | Added |
| 22-Feb-2017 09:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Jun-2022 08:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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