SAS B738 near Stockholm on Oct 17th 2017, smell of smoke in cockpit, atmospheric conditions suspected, many flights again affected

Last Update: October 17, 2017 / 19:46:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-128

Departure
Malmo, Sweden

Destination
Stockholm, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
LN-RGH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A SAS Scandindavian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration LN-RGH performing flight SK-128 from Malmo to Stockholm (Sweden) with 157 people on board, was on approach to Stockholm Arlanda Airport's runway 19L at about 08:27L (06:27Z) when the crew reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing about 5 minutes later and was received by emergency services. No trace of fire, heat or smoke was found, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The airline reported no cause of the odour was found. The airline strongly suspects the current atmospheric conditions with the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia affecting Europe after picking up sand from the Sahara and smoke from the forest fires in Spain and Portugal may have affected the flight, too.

Several dozen flights in Europe were affected in a similiar way reporting smell of smoke in the cockpit with no obvious cause. Observations of strangely red skies and/or sun are meanwhile arriving not only from Britain but also mainland Europe, in particular Netherlands, and into Scandinavia.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
LN-RGH
Country of Registration
Norway
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-128

Departure
Malmo, Sweden

Destination
Stockholm, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
LN-RGH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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