Incident Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43556
 
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Date:Friday 24 October 2008
Time:23:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic E170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer ERJ-170LR (ERJ-170-100 LR)
Owner/operator:Saudi Arabian Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tabuk Airport - OETB -   Saudi Arabia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:OSDI
Destination airport:OEJN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Embraer ERJ-170 jet took off for Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport at 11.45 p.m., but the captain radioed the Air Traffic Control in Jeddah about his intention to make an emergency landing in Tabuk after he discovered smoke inside the cockpit,u201D the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement.

Sources:

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=115758&d=24&m=10&y=2008&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Oct-2008 10:45 ddkLONDON Added
04-Dec-2015 18:20 junior sjc Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
05-Dec-2015 10:30 junior sjc Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
28-Dec-2015 13:18 junior sjc Updated [Narrative]
28-Dec-2015 18:51 junior sjc Updated [Narrative]

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