Air Contractors B733 near Dublin on Jun 15th 2013, burning smell in cabin

Last Update: June 15, 2013 / 22:13:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 15, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AG-427J

Aircraft Registration
EI-STA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

An Air Contractors Boeing 737-300, registration EI-STA performing flight AG-427J from Dublin (Ireland) to Dubrovnik (Croatia), was climbing out of Dublin when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 declaring emergency and reporting that cabin crew reported a burning smell in the back of the cabin. The aircraft returned to Dublin for a safe landing on runway 28 about 20 minutes after stopping the climb.

The aircraft was able to depart again after about 2 hours on the ground and reached Dubrovnik with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 15, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AG-427J

Aircraft Registration
EI-STA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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