Lingus A21N at Dublin on Aug 23rd 2026, fumes on board
Last Update: August 24, 2026 / 14:21:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-101
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-LRF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A replacement A321-200N registration EI-XLT reached Newark with a delay of about 4:15 hours.
According to information The Aviation Herald received the fumes were noticed in the forward cabin, the crew did not don the oxygen masks (their transmissions to ATC don't suggest they had donned their oxygen masks, too).
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dublin 24 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-101
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-LRF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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