Germanwings A320 near Metz on Jul 23rd 2015, odour in cockpit

Last Update: July 24, 2015 / 10:13:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4U-526

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AIQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Germanwings Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIQC performing flight 4U-526 from Cologne/Bonn (Germany) to Barcelona,SP (Spain) with 164 passengers, was enroute at FL370 about 20nm southwest of Metz (France) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and decided to return to Cologne reporting an unusual odour in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely back on Cologne's runway 32R about 35 minutes after turning around. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, smoke or heat.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration D-AIQB reached Barcelona with a delay of 4 hours.

The airline reported the pilots detected an indefinable odour in the cockpit and decided to abort the flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
4U-526

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-AIQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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