France A320 near Madrid on Aug 14th 2025, fumes on board
Last Update: August 15, 2025 / 15:40:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1896
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A listener on frequency reported the crew declared MAYDAY reporting fumes on board, the crew was clearly using their oxygen masks.
The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 29 hours, then performed flight AF-380 back to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-1896
Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
F-GKXC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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