Condor A332 over Atlantic on Mar 15th 2019, indication of smoke on board

Last Update: March 15, 2019 / 21:38:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-2198

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
G-TCCI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Condor Airbus A330-200, registration G-TCCI performing flight DE-2198 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Varadero (Cuba), was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean about 350nm northwest of Santiago de Compostela,SP (Spain) when the crew received a smoke indication on board and decided to turn around and divert to Santiago de Compostela. The aircraft descended to FL350 for the return and landed safely on Santiago's runway 35 about 45 minutes later. The passengers disembarked normally via stairs. The aircraft is currently being examined.

G-TCCI after disembarkation, Emergency services still on guard (Photo: Controladores Aéreos):
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-2198

Destination
Varadero, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
G-TCCI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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