Austrian A320 at Vienna on Aug 5th 2024, odour on board

Last Update: August 7, 2024 / 15:42:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-153

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LBW performing flight OS-153 from Vienna (Austria) to Dusseldorf (Germany), was climbing out of Vienna when the crew stopped the climb at FL050 and decided to return to Vienna due to an unusual odour on board. The aircraft landed safely back on Vienna's runway 34 about 20 minutes after departure.

The airline reported an unusual odour reminding of cleaners prompted the return to Vienna.

A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration OE-LZP reached Dusseldorf with a delay of about 3 hours.

The aircraft performed a test flight the following day and returned to service about 28 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-153

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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