Finnair A321 near Berlin on Aug 19th 2019, smell of fuel in cabin
Last Update: August 28, 2019 / 20:31:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 19, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-1223
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OH-LZF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airline reported an odour of fuel was noticed in the aft cabin. As the source of the odour could not be located the crew decided to divert to Berlin as a precaution. The passengers were bussed to Prague, the return flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then positioned back to Helsinki and resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 19, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Finnair
Flight number
AY-1223
Departure
Helsinki, Finland
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
OH-LZF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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