Eurowings A319 near Berlin on Feb 23rd 2020, problems with both engines
Last Update: February 26, 2020 / 15:10:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-2020
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A listener on frequency reported the crew advised ATC they had vibrations on both engines and smoke in the cockpit.
A passenger reported both engines had flamed out due to ice and were successfully restarted in flight. Following the event there was a strong smell of exhaust fumes in the cabin. The flight crew announced they were having issues and were working the checklists.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Tegel for about 36 hours before returning to service.
A similiar occurrence took place just one hour after this occurrence, see Incident: Eurowings A319 near Nuremberg on Feb 23rd 2020, technical problems.
Weather scientist SatWx Aviation told The Aviation Herald based on the closest weathersoundings of Feb 24th 2020 00:00Z about 5.5 hours after the later event: "It shows that the atmosphere was pretty cold and humid all the way up, so there's potential for quite a bit of super-cooled water and hence icing."
Germany's BFU reported on Feb 26h 2020 that the incidents have been reported to the BFU, they were not rated serious incidents or accidents and are not going to be investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 23, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-2020
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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