Ryanair B738 near Cologne on Jun 7th 2016, fumes in cabin
Last Update: June 8, 2016 / 13:32:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-5489
Departure
Dusseldorf Niederrhein, Germany
Destination
Porto, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-FRB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported a strange odour on board of the aircraft. The aircraft is being examined.
The airline followed up the following day that the odour was identified harmless. The customers were provided with refreshments, a replacement aircraft took the customers to Porto. The occurrence aircraft has returned to service in the meantime.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-ENB reached Porto as flight FR-548 with a delay of about 11 hours.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service about 13 hours after landing in Cologne.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-5489
Departure
Dusseldorf Niederrhein, Germany
Destination
Porto, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
EI-FRB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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