Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered XA-VAK operated by Viva Aerobus occured on 01/23/2017 at Tijuana [investigation led by AIB / Mexico]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the local authorities:

Presence of smoke in the passenger cabin during descent to the airport.

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General information
Local date	23/01/2017
Responsible entity	Mexico - CAA
State or area of occurrence	Mexico
Location	Vers AD Tijuana
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0048

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Mexico (Viva Aerobus)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	XA-VAK
State of registry	Mexico
Last departure point	Mexico - MMMX (MEX) : Mexico/Lic. Benito Juarez Intl
Planned destination	Mexico - MMTJ (TIJ) : Tijuana/General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Intl
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	6755
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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