LGW DH8D at Dusseldorf on Oct 11th 2018, smell of burning rubber

Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 20:38:17 GMT/Zulu time

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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

A LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Eurowings, registration D-ABQB performing flight EW-9062 from Dusseldorf to Nuremberg (Germany), was climbing out of Dusseldorf when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet due to an odour of burning rubber in the cabin and returned to Dusseldorf for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure.

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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