Germanwings A319 near Cologne on Jun 21st 2013, smell of chlorine on board

Last Update: June 21, 2013 / 15:01:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 21, 2013

Classification
Accident

Airline
Germanwings

Flight number
4U-396

Departure
Cologne, Germany

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Germanwings Airbus A319-100, registration D-AKNG performing flight 4U-396 from Cologne (Germany) to Dublin (Ireland) with 127 passengers, had just reached cruise level 360 about 210nm northwest of Cologne over the North Sea when passengers complained about feeling unwell due to smell of chlorine on board of the aircraft. The crew decided to return to Cologne, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 14L about 40 minutes later. One passenger was taken to a hospital, a number of passengers were treated at the airport for nausea, three crew members were taken to a hospital for checks.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWK is estimated to reach Dublin with a delay of 6 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft is being examined, so far no cause has been found for the smell.

Passengers reported emergency services requested them to leave their hand luggage on the aircraft for examination.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 21, 2013

Classification
Accident

Airline
Germanwings

Flight number
4U-396

Departure
Cologne, Germany

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
D-AKNG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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