British Airways A320 at London on Feb 17th 2013, oily fumes on board

Last Update: February 25, 2013 / 15:44:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-370

Aircraft Registration
G-MIDX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-MIDX performing flight BA-370 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Marseille (France) with 111 passengers and 6 crew, was in the initial climb out of Heathrow's runway 09R, when cabin crew reported acrid hazy and oily fumes in the cabin prompting the crew to don their oxygen masks, declare emergency, stop the climb at 6000 feet, shut the bleed air systems down and return to Heathrow. During positioning for a landing on runway 09R the fumes began to subside. The aircraft landed safely on runway 09R about 15 minutes after departure and taxied to the gate. All 6 crew went for a medical check after landing.

The airline confirmed fumes on board prompted the aircraft to return to Heathrow, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. The right hand engine (V2527) was replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-370

Aircraft Registration
G-MIDX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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