Eurowings Malta A320 at Dusseldorf on Sep 22nd 2026, smoke on board

Last Update: September 23, 2026 / 16:57:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EW-9854

Destination
Brindisi, Italy

Aircraft Registration
9H-EUX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Eurowings Europe Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-EUX performing flight EW-9854 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Brindisi (Italy) with 144 people on board, was climbing out of Dusseldorf's runway 05R when the crew stopped the climb at about 3000 feet and decided to return to Dusseldorf due to smoke on board. The aircraft landed safely on Dusseldorf's runway 23L about 8 minutes after departure. Two passengers were taken to hospitals as a precaution.

The airline reported some slight smoke development on board.

The rotation was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dusseldorf about 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EW-9854

Destination
Brindisi, Italy

Aircraft Registration
9H-EUX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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