Nextjet ATP near Norrkoping on Mar 31st 2013, smell of smoke

Last Update: April 1, 2013 / 10:26:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Nextjet

Flight number
DC-307

Destination
Vaxjo, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
SE-LLO

ICAO Type Designator
ATP

A Nextjet British Aerospace ATP on behalf of Braathens Regional, registration SE-LLO performing flight DC-307 from Stockholm Bromma to Vaxjo (Sweden) with 43 people on board, was enroute at FL160 about 40nm south of Norrkoping (Sweden) when the crew decided to divert to Norrkoping due to a smell of smoke on board. The aircraft landed safely, emergency services responded but found no trace of fire or smoke despite removing a couple of sidewall panels from the aircraft.

Initially flight attendants suspected a fire of napkins on board, the maritime and aeronautical rescue center reported, flight attendants had discharged fire extinguishers into the area where they suspected the smell came from.

Following first examination after landing police reported there never had been any fire.

Sweden's Havarikommission is investigating. A search for the source/cause of the smell so far remained without success.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Nextjet

Flight number
DC-307

Destination
Vaxjo, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
SE-LLO

ICAO Type Designator
ATP

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