Germanwings A320 at Cologne on Jan 9th 2015, oil smell in cockpit
Last Update: June 15, 2015 / 14:03:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-603
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that Germany's BFU rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
On Jun 15th 2015 Germany's BFU reported in their January bulletin that an odour was noticed in the cockpit about 15 minutes prior to landing, which increased in intensity and caused both pilots to suffer a "marked physical restriction". Both pilots donned their oxygen masks and improved. The crew performed a safe landing. Two flight attendants, who had already taken their seats at the left hand front door suffered from nausea, prickling fingers and reduced ability of perception.
The BFU reported that the other flight attendants and passengers did not notice anything out of the ordinary and did not complain about feeling unwell. The investigation is ongoing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-603
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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