Azul A20N near Belo Horizonte on Mar 8th 2021, electrical burning odour on board

Last Update: March 9, 2021 / 20:29:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4033

Destination
Aracaju, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRU performing flight AD-4033 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Aracaju,SE (Brazil) with 70 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL390 about 90nm southwest of Belo Horizonte,MG (Brazil) when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting an odour like burning electrical wires on board, no smoke detector activated however. The aircraft diverted to Belo Horizonte for a safe landing on runway 16 about 20 minutes later.

Brazil's CENIPA reported the smell of burning electrical wires had been perceived in the aft galley, no smoke detector activated. The occurrence was rated an incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-4033

Destination
Aracaju, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-YRU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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