Vueling A320 near Malaga on Feb 3rd 2020, burning odour on board
Last Update: February 4, 2020 / 21:41:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-7332
Departure
Bacelona, Spain
Destination
Marrakesh, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
EC-MAN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Malaga due to technical problems.
A passenger reported there was a burning odour in the forward section of the aircraft.
Another passenger reported the cabin fusebox blew, all cabin power was cut. A slight burning smell developed on board.
Spanish ATC reported the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
A replacement A320-200 registration EC-MJB reached Marrakesh with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-7332
Departure
Bacelona, Spain
Destination
Marrakesh, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
EC-MAN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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