EAT Leipzig A306 at London on Oct 24th 2020, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: December 23, 2020 / 13:53:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
EAT Leipzig
Flight number
QY-6757
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AEAT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 18.5 hours before returning to service.
On Nov 6th 2020 the AAIB reported (editorial note: misstating the occurrence date as Oct 27th with all other details matching), that the crew felt smoke, a smoke detector activated. The crew declared Mayday and return to Heathrow for a safe landing at 22:08Z.
On Dec 23rd 2020 Germany's BFU reported (stating the occurrence date correctly as Oct 24th 2020) they have joined the investigation representing the state of registration of the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
EAT Leipzig
Flight number
QY-6757
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AEAT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
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