British Airways A320 near London on Oct 1st 2021, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: October 14, 2021 / 18:26:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-2678

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUYO performing flight BA-2678 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Dubrovnik (Croatia), was climbing through about FL200 when the crew experienced fumes in the cockpit. Subsequently the crew began to feel unwell and donned their oxygen masks. When the aircraft subsequently climbed through about FL320 the crew decided to return to London for an automatic landing. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27R about one hour after departure.

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

Flight number
BA-2678

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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