Luxair E145 at Munich on Apr 12th 2012, burning odour

Last Update: April 12, 2012 / 22:00:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2012

Airline
Luxair

Flight number
LG-9732

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Aircraft Registration
LX-LGW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Luxair Embraer ERJ-145, registration LX-LGW performing flight LG-9732 from Munich (Germany) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg) with 29 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Munich when the crew reported a burning odour in the cockpit, levelled off at FL100 and returned to Munich for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure. Responding emergency services confirmed a burning smell in the cockpit, but could not locate the origin. The passengers were rebooked onto the next flight LG-9730 and reached Luxembourg with a delay of 3 hours. The airline reported a maintenance technician was flown to Munich and determined the charger of a cockpit torch had suffered a short circuit developing the burning smell as result. The incident aircraft was able to resume service about 8 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2012

Airline
Luxair

Flight number
LG-9732

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Aircraft Registration
LX-LGW

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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