Air Berlin A321 near Nuremberg on Sep 10th 2013, unusual odour near lavatory, 2 cabin crew treated for smoke inhalation
Last Update: September 11, 2013 / 20:03:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-9152
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration D-ABMG reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of 4 hours.
The airline reported that the aircraft diverted to Nuremberg due to a smell near a lavatory that could not be identified. A male and a female cabin crew member were taken to a hospital.
The hospital reported the two cabin crew were diagnosed with smoke inhalation and remained in intense hospital care for 24 hours.
The accident aircraft resumed service the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 10, 2013
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-9152
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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