Ryanair B738 near Paris on Oct 29th 2012, smell of fuel aboard

Last Update: October 29, 2012 / 22:50:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7823

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHG performing flight FR-7823 from Glasgow Prestwick,SC (UK) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL390 about 90nm southwest of Paris Beauvais (France) when the crew decided to divert to Beauvais Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Beauvais Airport's runway 12 about 20 minutes later.

Passengers reported that a strong smell of fuel developed on board prior to the captain announcing they were diverting to Paris Beauvais.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DHZ reached Barcelona with a delay of 5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-DHG
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7823

Destination
Barcelona, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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