Lingus A320 near Cardiff on Oct 12th 2017, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: October 13, 2017 / 22:38:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aer Lingus

Flight number
EI-845

Destination
Cork, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DEM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200, registration EI-DEM performing flight EI-845 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Cork (Ireland) with 169 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 40nm northwest of Cardiff,WL (UK) when the crew reported fumes in the cockpit and decided to divert to Cardiff. The crew turned the aircraft around and landed safely on Cardiff's runway 30 about 20 minutes later.

A replacement A320-200 registration EI-DEG reached Cork with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-DEM
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-214
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aer Lingus

Flight number
EI-845

Destination
Cork, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-DEM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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