Express Malta A320 at Hamburg on Oct 12th 2025, burning smell on board
Last Update: October 13, 2025 / 16:33:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avion Express Malta
Flight number
EW-7887
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
9H-AML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A frequent flyer reported there was a smell of electrical burning in the cabin for a few minutes while enroute near Frankfurt/Main (Germany), shortly afterwards the aircraft began to descend early making the passenger believe at first, they were diverting, but they continued to Hamburg. A huge amount of fire trucks and police awaited the aircraft and followed the aircraft to the stand. Firefighters checked the right hand engine and illuminated the fuselage, deboarding was delayed for some minutes. There was no information from the flight or cabin crew.
Another passenger confirmed there were no announcements from flight or cabin crew. The aircraft taxied to a remote stand amid fire engines, police cars and ambulances, the passengers needed to wait until they could disembark, fire fighters in the meantime checked the left hand engine. They finally disembarked via both forward and aft left main doors.
The subsequent rotation was cancelled.
The aircraft remained on the ground until next morning for about 13 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avion Express Malta
Flight number
EW-7887
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
9H-AML
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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