BA Cityflyer E190 near Manchester on Jan 17th 2020, burning odour on board

Last Update: January 18, 2020 / 21:20:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-4473

Aircraft Registration
G-LCAB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A BA Cityflyer Embraer ERJ-190, registration G-LCAB performing flight BA-4473 from Dublin (Ireland) to London City,EN (UK), was enroute at FL370 about 50nm west of Manchester,EN (UK) when the crew decided to divert to Manchester due to a burning odour on board, that had been detected by a number of passengers and two flight attendants. The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 23R about 25 minutes later. Emergency services did not detect any trace of fire, heat or smoke.

A passenger reported several passengers detected a burning odour believed to originate from burning fabric, the flight attendants confirmed smelling the odour too and thought it was an electrical burning odour. The captain soon announced they were diverting to Manchester, where they were received by emergency services, who checked the aircraft out. The passengers disembarked normally shortly after. The passenger observed the crew was treated by paramedics.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 17, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-4473

Aircraft Registration
G-LCAB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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