Condor A339 enroute on Sep 18th 2023, unuusal odour in cockpit
Last Update: September 20, 2023 / 15:39:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-2454
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
D-ANRI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900
ICAO Type Designator
A339
The airline reported the crew decided to return to Frankfurt as a precaution after an unusual odour in the cockpit.
A replacement A330-900 registration D-ANRE reached Vancouver with a delay of about 27.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 45 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Condor
Flight number
DE-2454
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Vancouver, Canada
Aircraft Registration
D-ANRI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900
ICAO Type Designator
A339
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