Germanwings A319 near Bologna on Oct 26th 2013, odour on board
Last Update: October 27, 2013 / 21:00:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-816
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Catania, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airport was closed for about 40 minutes until emergency services declared the aircraft safe, the occupants disembarked normally via stairs, and the aircraft was towed off the runway.
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AKNN reached Catania with a delay of 6.5 hours.
The incident aircraft returned to Cologne (Germany) as positioning flight 4U-6905 after about 4.5 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-816
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Catania, Italy
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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