Wizz A320 near Warsaw on Apr 28th 2013, technical problem

Last Update: April 28, 2013 / 17:11:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1301

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Wizz Air Airbus A320-200, registration HA-LPZ performing flight W6-1301 from Warsaw (Poland) to London Luton,EN (UK) with 161 people on board, was climbing out of Warsaw's runway 11 when the crew stopped the climb at FL110 reporting a minor technical problem, no assistance was needed but they needed to return. The aircraft landed safely back on Warsaw's runway 11 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration HA-LPJ reached London with a delay of 5.5 hours.

Passengers reported a burning smell on board of the aircraft, the crew announced some time later a failure, they would return to Warsaw.

The airport reported a minor technical problem prompted the return, emergency services were not put on stand by.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1301

Aircraft Registration
HA-LPZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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