Eurowings A319 at Berlin on Jul 15th 2024, odour on board

Last Update: July 15, 2024 / 15:39:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-8470

Departure
Berlin, Germany

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AGWF performing flight EW-8470 from Berlin (Germany) to Manchester,EN (UK), was climbing out of Berlin's runway 25L when the crew declared emergency reporting an indefinable smell on board. The aircraft stopped the climb at FL100 and returned to Berlin for a safe landing on runway 25L about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement A319-100 registration D-AGWA reached Manchester with a delay of about 7.5 hours.

The aircraft was carrying English soccer fans, who had been attending the final match of European Championship the day before, back to England.

Passengers reported they were told to not take any pictures or videos because the airline didn't want to end up on TikTok. The captain announced they needed to return to Berlin due to a warning light flashing in the cockpit, a short time later a burning smell became apparent in the cabin.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Berlin about 8.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-8470

Departure
Berlin, Germany

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AGWF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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