British Airways A320 near London on Oct 1st 2021, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: October 14, 2021 / 18:26:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2678
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The AAIB reported the occurrence, which did not cause any injuries and no damage, was rated a serious incident and is being investigated. Climbing through FL200 the crew noticed fumes in the cockpit and subsequently began to feel unwell, donned their oxygen masks and returned to Heathrow for an automatic landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2678
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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