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QS1158 - Incident: Smartwings Poland B738 near Valencia on Aug 18th 2026

Created Wednesday, Aug 19th 2026 19:11Z, last updated Wednesday, Aug 19th 2026 19:11Z

Valencia Airport
File photo: Valencia Airport.

A Smartwings Poland Boeing 737-800, registration SP-TVZ performing flight QS-1158 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Almeria,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL350 about 30nm east of Valencia,SP (Spain) when the crew received a fire indication for one of the engines (CFM56), shut the engine down, declared emergency and decided to divert to Valencia. The aircraft landed safely on Valencia's runway 12 about 20 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Valencia for about 12 hours, then returned to service.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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