Austrian A321 at Vienna on Sep 10th 2021, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: September 10, 2021 / 16:13:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-229

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Berlin, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration OE-LBE performing flight OS-229 from Vienna (Austria) to Berlin (Germany), was climbing out of Vienna's runway 16 when the crew stopped the climb at about FL160, donned their oxygen masks and decided to return to Vienna reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on runway 11 about 19 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported there was a sudden intense odour of burnt plastics, the captain subsequently also announced (audibly on oxygen mask) there was a smell of burnt plastics originating from a failed avionics blower fan. Cabin crew acted very professionally and calmly. The odour subsided while the aircraft positioned for landing, the aircraft was received by emergency services.

The airline reported the aircraft returned due to smoke in the cockpit, the crew donned their oxygen masks. A failed fan was the cause of the smoke. The passengers were rebooked onto a later flight, the aircraft to perform that flight OS-235 was upgraded to a Boeing 777.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-229

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Berlin, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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