Created Wednesday, Feb 17th 2021 19:59Z, last updated Wednesday, Feb 17th 2021 19:59Z
An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRK performing flight
AD-4372 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Savador,BA (Brazil) with 159 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Viracopos' runway 15 when the crew stopped the climb at about 5500 feet after cabin crew reported smoke in the aft cabin with no smoke detector indication. The crew worked the related checklists and returned to Viracopos for a safe landing on runway 15 about 12 minutes after departure.
Brazil's CENIPA reported cabin crew noticed the smell of followed by presence of smoke in the aft cabin during the initial climb. The crew declared PAN PAN and returned to Viracopos, the passengers disembarked uninjured after landing. CENIPA does not mention the source/cause of the smoke, the aircraft was released to service, the occurrence was rated an incident.
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