Ryanair B738 at Bucharest on Jan 21st 2020, smoke in cabin

Last Update: January 22, 2020 / 20:17:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-1006

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVH performing flight FR-1006 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to London Stansted,EN (UK) with 169 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Otopeni's runway 08R when the crew declared Mayday Mayday reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet, a few minutes later the crew advised the situation on board was improving and cancelled Mayday adding they believed the smoke had to do with improper de-icing prior to takeoff. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and returned to Otopeni for a safe landing on runway 26R about one hour after departure.

The flight is estimated to be delayed by about 8.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bucharest about 4.5 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-EVH
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-1006

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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