Italy B737 at Olbia on Jan 17th 2020, smoke in cabin

Last Update: January 18, 2020 / 20:43:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Italy

Flight number
IG-1113

Departure
Olbia, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-FFM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

An Air Italy Boeing 737-700, registration EI-FFM performing flight IG-1113 from Olbia to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was climbing out of Olbia when passengers alerted the crew to smoke developing throughout the cabin. The flight crew stopped the climb and returned to Olbia for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure. The passenges disembarked normally. A number of passengers were checked for possible smoke inhalation by medical staff, however, no injuries were reported.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-FDS reached Rome as flight IG-6113 with a delay of about 2:45 hours.

Passengers reported smoke developed throughout the entire cabin, they alerted cabin crew. Although suffering from sore throats, coughing and some panic nobody needed medical assistance following an initial check.

EI-FFM had landed in Olbia on Jan 14th 2020 as flight IG-1116 from Rome Fiumicino and had not flown since. Following the air return the aircraft remained on the ground for 24 hours and departed on Jan 18th 2020 for flight IG-1113 this time reaching Rome.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Italy

Flight number
IG-1113

Departure
Olbia, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-FFM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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