Germania B737 near Varna on Oct 4th 2013, electrical smell

Last Update: October 4, 2013 / 21:36:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Germania

Flight number
ST-8167

Departure
Adana, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
D-AGEL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Germania Boeing 737-700, registration D-AGEL performing flight ST-8167 from Adana (Turkey) to Berlin Tegel (Germany) with 152 passengers, was enroute at FL380 about 60nm northeast of Varna (Bulgaria) in Romanian Airspace when the crew reported an electrical odour like burnt wires and decided to divert to Varna, where the aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later.

After an examination the aircraft was released to flight, departed Varna after 90 minutes on the ground. According to flight plan the aircraft reached Berlin with a delay of 12 hours after a departure from Adana about 11 hours behind schedule.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Germania

Flight number
ST-8167

Departure
Adana, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
D-AGEL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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