British Airways A320 near Nantes on Jan 2nd 2023, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: January 6, 2024 / 19:03:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-493

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUYH performing flight BA-493 from Gibraltar (Gibraltar) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL340 about 30nm northwest of Nantes (France) when the crew decided to divert to Nantes reporting fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Nantes' runway 21 about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Nantes for about 38 hours, then positioned to London and resumed service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-493

Aircraft Registration
G-EUYH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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