Eurowings A319 at London on Dec 14th 2020, smoke in cabin

Last Update: December 16, 2020 / 12:29:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-9463

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABGQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-ABGQ performing flight EW-9463 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was climbing through FL120 out of Heathrow's runway 27L when the crew stopped the climb, donned their oxygen masks reporting smoke in the cabin and decided to return to Heathrow. The crew advised ATC they wanted to vacate the runway and stop on the adjacent taxiway to have emergency services check the aircraft for any smoke in and outside of the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27R about 15 minutes after departure, vacated the runway via taxiway A6 and stopped immediately after crossing the hold short line. Emergency services inspected the aircraft.

The passengers disembarked onto the taxiway, were taken to the terminal and rebooked onto other flights.

On Dec 16th 2020 the airline reported, there had been an unidentified odour on board followed by smoke. The crew therefore returned to Heathrow. One passenger needed medical attention after landing. The aircraft is still in Heathrow and undergoes checks in coordination with the authorities.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-9463

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABGQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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