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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1999 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-236 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Europa |
| Registration: | EC-GCA |
| MSN: | 22185/34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 207 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Genéve - LSGG -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After level off at flight level (FL) 330 the cockpit crew noticed smoke on the left-hand side of the cockpit. The smoke was accompanied by odour typical for an electrical fire or an overheated electrical motor. The crew decided to divert to Geneva where they made a successful landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1745.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 1996 | EC-GCA | Air Europa | 0 | Near Bournemouth Airport (BOH/EGHH) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2011 13:33 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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