Condor B753 near Frankfurt on Nov 11th 2012, pungent odour on board

Last Update: January 22, 2013 / 18:32:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-7982

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Las Palmas, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-ABOE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

A Condor Boeing 757-300, registration D-ABOE performing flight DE-7982 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), was accelerating through 130 KIAs for takeoff from Frankfurt's runway 18 when a pungent odour was noticed on the flight deck, due to the speed the crew decided to continue takeoff however. During the climb the odour was also observed in the cabin, both pilots felt tickles in their limbs and gums prompting them to don their oxygen masks, stop the climb at FL250 and return to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25L about 23 minutes later.

The German BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that emergency services checked the aircraft on the taxiway, however no anomaly and no abnormal measurements of cabin air were found. Maintenance found the right hand engine's oil reservoirs had been overfilled by two quarts. A number of flight attendants suffered from symptoms of tickling legs/arms as well, all 9 crew members were taken to a hospital for medical assistance and assessment, urine and blood samples were taken.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-7982

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Las Palmas, Spain

Aircraft Registration
D-ABOE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

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