France A320 at Manchester on Feb 3rd 2023, smell of smoke

Last Update: February 4, 2023 / 13:56:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1269

Aircraft Registration
F-HEPC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-HEPC performing flight AF-1269 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was climbing out of Manchester when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to smell of smoke in cockpit and cabin and returned to Manchester for a safe landing on runway 23R about 16 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the crew returned to Manchester after the smell of smoke was detected in cockpit and cabin.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Manchester about 30 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1269

Aircraft Registration
F-HEPC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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