Pilot on flight to Cork declared Mayday due to smoke in the cockpit

Pilots on the aircraft, which was en route from Birmingham, received an electrical fault warning followed by signs of smoke in the cockpit.

A FLIGHT en route to Cork Airport had to make a Mayday call just minutes before it was due to land, because of smoke in the cockpit.

The incident on August 24, 2016 occurred on a scheduled flight from Birmingham to Cork.