ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219304
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| Date: | 10-DEC-2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo |
| Registration: | VT-ITR |
| C/n / msn: | 7396 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 70 km from Kolkata -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jaipur (VIJP) |
| Kolkata (VECC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
IndiGo flight 6E237, an Airbus A320neo was operating on a flight from Jaipur to Kolkata, India, when smoke developed in the cockpit, cabin and lavatory.
The flight was 70 km from Kolkata and continued to the destination, where it landed safely at 17:01 UTC.
After landing the right-hand rear door was opened and the emergency slide deployed. Several passengers used the slide while the remaining passengers deplaned through the forward door via air stairs.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/smoke-engulfs-aircraft-indigo-flight-makes-safe-emergency-landing-in-kolkata/articleshow/67037475.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-itr#1ed2f243
https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/incident-grave-de-lairbus-a320-immatricule-vt-itr-et-exploite-par-indigo-survenu-le-10122018-a-ca/
An #IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport on Tuesday after a smoke alert and all passengers were evacuated safely, the airline said. The flight 6E-237 was flying from Jaipur to Kolkata when the smoke was detected, but the plane landed safely at Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/kS7bXtIrnW
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) 11 december 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 08:18 | harro | Added |
| 11-Dec-2018 17:47 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Embed code] |
| 24-Dec-2018 11:55 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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