Air France A319 near Amsterdam on Dec 22nd 2014, unusual odour in cockpit

Last Update: December 22, 2014 / 23:55:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 22, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1820

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GRHV performing flight AF-1820 from Marseille (France) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 121 people on board, was descending towards Amsterdam when the crew reported an unsual odour in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Amsterdam's runway 27, emergency services did not find any trace of fire, smoke or heat.

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

Aircraft Registration
F-GRHV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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