Condor B763 over Atlantic on Jun 26th 2013, electrical smell on board

Last Update: July 1, 2013 / 18:42:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-2078

Departure
Lajes/Azores Islands, Portugal

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ABUB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Condor Boeing 767-300, registration D-ABUB performing flight DE-2078 from Lajes/Azores Islands (Portugal) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 222 passengers and 9 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 90nm westsouthwest of Bermuda (Bermuda) when the crew reported a light electrical smell on board, no visible haze, and requested to divert to Bermuda as a precaution, no assistance was needed. The aircraft landed safely on Bermuda's runway 30 about 45 minutes later, no emergency services on stand by, and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft was able to continue the journey after about 5 hours on the ground, changed final destination to Miami,FL (USA) and reached Miami with a total delay of 32 hours.

On Jul 1st the airline told The Aviation Herald, that an electrical/electronical smell was observed on board which prompted the crew to divert to Bermuda. Maintenance determined that a filter, replaced in May 2013, had accumulated dust (the same issue as on D-ABUZ). The aircraft subsequently diverted to Miami due to the non-availability of customs at Fort Lauderdale at the time of arrival. The airline provided taxis to take the passengers to their destinations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area.

The flight originated in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) on Boeing 767-300 D-ABUZ and needed to divert to Lajes due to electrical problems. The flight was continued by replacement aircraft D-ABUB, see Incident: Condor B763 over Atlantic on Jun 25th 2013, electrical problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-2078

Departure
Lajes/Azores Islands, Portugal

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
D-ABUB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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