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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2013

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-9152

Aircraft Registration
D-ABCF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air Berlin Airbus A321-200, registration D-ABCF performing flight AB-9152 from Berlin Tegel (Germany) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) with 140 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 50nm north of Nuremberg (Germany) when the crew decided to divert to Nuremberg due to an unusual, unidentifyable smell near the lavatory. The aircraft landed safely, however two cabin crew members were taken to a hospital, where they were diagnosed with smoke inhalation.

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

Aircraft Registration
D-ABCF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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