Germanwings A320 near Lyon on Feb 2nd 2015, unusual odour on board
Last Update: February 5, 2015 / 13:43:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-2520
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline confirmed an unusual odour on board of the aircraft the source of which is being investigated.
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-AGWK delivered the passengers to Barcelona as flight 4U-2521 with a delay of 6 hours, then performed the return flight 4U-2521 reaching Stuttgart with a delay of 5:40 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to Stuttgart departing Lyon as flight 4U-6905 about 23 hours after landing, but has not yet resumed service 27 hours after landing in Lyon.
On Feb 5th 2015 the airline reported that the cause of the unsual odour, described as an electrical smell, has been determined, the Avionic Ventilation Extract Fan in the avionics compartment below the cockpit had failed. The aircraft resumed service on Feb 3rd after the fan had been replaced and all needed tests had succeeded.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-2520
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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