On July 26, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 operating TK35 between Istanbul-Montreal had to divert to Vienna due to an issue in the cabin.
Information has been released pertinent to this incident, which we will go into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Vienna Diversion!: Turkish Airlines TK35 Istanbul-Montreal…
Turkish Airlines flight TK35, which diverted to Vienna, is a routine scheduled flight between Istanbul & Montreal.
Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident was TC-JJM.
As per data from Planespotters.net, TC-JJM is a 13.4 year old Boeing 777-300ER that was delivered to the airline in March 2011.
Of the 777-300ER variant, Turkish Airlines has 36 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 36, all but one are in active service, with an average fleet age of 11.2 years.
Also, as well as the 777-300ER, TK has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
- 6 Airbus A319s.
- 12 Airbus A320s.
- 112 Airbus A321s.
- 58 Airbus A330s.
- 21 Airbus A350s.
- 80 Boeing 737s.
- 8 Boeing 777 Freighters.
- 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Turkish Airlines flight TK35, which diverted to Vienna, departed Istanbul at 1555 local time on July 26 and initially tracked towards Montreal.
Near Austrian airspace, the crew notified ATC that they needed to divert with a problem onboard.
From there, a descent was made, and the aircraft landed into the Austrian airport safely without further incident.
Information from The Aviation Herald states that this was due to smoke in the cabin, which prompted an emergency response.
Aircraft Grounded For 17 Hours Following the Incident…
Data from RadarBox highlights that TC-JJM, the Boeing 777 involved on Turkish Airlines flight TK35 Istanbul-Montreal was grounded in Vienna following the incident in the cabin.
After around 17 hours, the aircraft repositioned back to base, with a replacement aircraft taking the stranded passengers onward to Canada.
By July 27, the aircraft was returned to commercial service and has operated the following flights since:
- TK1827/1828 to Paris CDG.
- TK88/89 to Beijing.
- TK1821/1822 to Paris CDG.
- TK2518/2519 to Bodrum.
- TK70/71 to Hong Kong.
No further incidents have been reported with this aircraft specifically since the incident that took place on July 26.
Therefore, it is assumed that the aircraft is in a strong operational position post-maintenance that would have taken place in either Vienna or Istanbul.
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