Wizz UK A21N near Amsterdam on Jul 20th 2025, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: August 1, 2025 / 19:28:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Wizz Air UK
Flight number
W9-5390
Departure
Poznan, Poland
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-WUKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The airline reported a technical issue.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 8 hours after landing.
On Aug 1st 2025 the Dutch Onderzoeksraad reported the crew declared Mayday after detecting the smell of smoke in the cockpit. Subsequently they experienced problems with their autoflight system (no autopilot, no autothrust), the aircraft diverted to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 22. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the DSB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Wizz Air UK
Flight number
W9-5390
Departure
Poznan, Poland
Destination
London Luton, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-WUKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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