British Airways A319 at Stuttgart on Jun 8th 2024, hydraulic leak injures ground workers and forces evacuation
Last Update: June 9, 2024 / 14:19:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-921
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUPR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
Stuttgart's Police reported 93 passengers and 6 crew, who were already on board of the aircraft at the time, needed to be evacuated after a smoke alert activated. The smoke alert was caused by a technical defect on the hydraulic system of a cargo door, five ground workers received injuries due to the contact with the hydraulic oil. Four of the five injured were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Fire Brigades and Ambulances dispatched a total of 33 vehicles onto the scene, 2 police patrol cars were also dispatched.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers rebooked onto the next day.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Stuttgart about 18 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 8, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-921
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUPR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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