Easyjet A319 at Amsterdam on Feb 15th 2020, smoke in cabin

Last Update: February 16, 2020 / 22:07:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 15, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8871

Aircraft Registration
G-EZIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZIX performing flight U2-8871 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL210 nearing the top of descent into Amsterdam when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting smoke coming from the aft galley. The aircraft landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 20 minutes later. Emergency services checked the aircraft externally, the aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight about 2:20 hours after landing and reached Gatwick with a delay of about 70 minutes.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 15, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-8871

Aircraft Registration
G-EZIX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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