LGW DH8D at Dusseldorf on Oct 11th 2018, smell of burning rubber
Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 20:38:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
EW-9062
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Nuremberg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
A passenger reported the flight had already been delayed before departure, the captain announced there had been a problem with a de-icing system. Shortly after becoming airborne the air conditioning system became audible, a smell of burning rubber developed in the cabin. The noise from the air conditioning system stopped, the captain announced there had been an odour, the odour dissipated and they were returning to Dusseldorf.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Dusseldorf for about 10.5 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
EW-9062
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Nuremberg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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