Air France A319 near Amsterdam on Dec 22nd 2014, unusual odour in cockpit
Last Update: December 22, 2014 / 23:55:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 22, 2014                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Air France                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AF-1820                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Marseille, France                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            F-GRHV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The aircraft was able to depart again for the return flight AF-1821 about 90 minutes later.
The airline confirmed the crew noticed the smell of smoke in the cockpit.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 22, 2014                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Air France                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AF-1820                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Marseille, France                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Amsterdam, Netherlands                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            F-GRHV                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A319                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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