Europa B789 at Sao Paulo on Feb 14th 2023, strong burning smell in cabin

Last Update: February 17, 2023 / 20:25:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Europa

Flight number
UX-58

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-NGM

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Air Europa Boeing 787-9, registration EC-NGM performing flight UX-58 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL330 about 210nm north of Sao Paulo when the crew decided to return to Sao Paulo due to a strong burning odour in the cabin. The aircraft landed overweight but safely back on runway 28R about 70 minutes after departure.

Maintenance inspected the aircraft without any findings and returned the aircraft to service.

The aircraft departed again about 10 hours after landing back and reached Madrid with a delay of 11.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 14, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Europa

Flight number
UX-58

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-NGM

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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