Germania B737 near Muenster on Oct 5th 2016, smell of smoke in cockpit
Last Update: October 5, 2016 / 20:14:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germania
Flight number
ST-3108
Departure
Muenster, Germany
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AGEL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration D-ASTU reached Malaga with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The airline stated the return was purely precautionary after the flight crew detected the smell of smoke on the flight deck.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Muenster about 8 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germania
Flight number
ST-3108
Departure
Muenster, Germany
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AGEL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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