France E190 at Clermont-Ferrand on Sep 2nd 2022, pungent smell on board
Last Update: September 3, 2022 / 17:24:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7751
Departure
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HBLN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
Passengers reported shortly after the aircraft became airborne a pungent odour became noticeable even through the Covid-19 FFP2 masks, a smell similiar to burning oil, the eyes were irritated and began stinging.
A replacement Embraer ERJ-170 registration F-HBXC reached Paris with a delay of 7:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 2, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7751
Departure
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HBLN
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
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