Serious incident to the ATR 72 registered YU-ALY operated by Air Serbia on 23/09/2022 near Sarvar

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Hungarian authorities:

The crew experienced electric smoke in the cockpit on cruise level. Declaring emergency, the crew diverted to Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, to an uneventful landing.

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General information
Local date	23/09/2022
Responsible entity	Hungary - TSB
State or area of occurrence	Hungary
Location	En croisière près de Sarvar
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0467

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Serbia (Air Serbia)
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	YU-ALY
State of registry	Serbia
Last departure point	Austria - LOWW (VIE): Wien/Schwechat
Planned destination	Serbia - LYBE (BEG): Belgrad (Airport)
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1259
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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