Vueling A320 near Malaga on Feb 3rd 2020, burning odour on board

Last Update: February 4, 2020 / 21:41:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-7332

Aircraft Registration
EC-MAN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MAN performing flight VY-7332 from Bacelona,SP (Spain) to Marrakesh (Morocco), was enroute at FL370 about 30nm northeast of Malaga,SP (Spain) when the crew decided to divert to Malaga due to a burning odour on board/smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on runway 13 about 20 minutes later.

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

Aircraft Registration
EC-MAN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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