Easyjet A319 near Manchester on May 19th 2023, burning odour on board

Last Update: May 20, 2023 / 13:55:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-619

Aircraft Registration
G-EZBT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZBT performing flight U2-619 from Glasgow,SC to London Luton,EN (UK), was enroute at FL250 about 80nm northnorthwest of Manchester,EN (UK) when the crew decided to divert to Manchester reporting a burning odour on board and a generator failure (engine CFM56). The aircraft landed safely on Manchester's runway 23R about 30 minutes after departure from Glasgow.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5.5 hours, then continued the flight and reached Luton with a delay of about 5:15 hours.

Passengers reported there was a burning odour in the cabin due to a generator failure.

The airline reported a technical issue.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-619

Aircraft Registration
G-EZBT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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