US Airways A319 near Tucson on Apr 30th 2012, smell of smoke in cockpit

Last Update: May 1, 2012 / 13:43:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 30, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Aircraft Registration
I-ADLT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A US Airways Airbus A319-100, flight US-338 from Phoenix,AZ (USA) to San Jose Cabo (Mexico) with 54 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 60nm south of Tucson,AZ when the crew donned their oxygen masks, reported smell of smoke in the cockpit, turned around and diverted to Tucson for a safe landing on runway 11L about 20 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 30, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Aircraft Registration
I-ADLT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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