Germanwings A320 near Dusseldorf on Dec 23rd 2016, odour on board
Last Update: December 23, 2016 / 21:49:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-9772
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration D-AEWL reached Prague with a delay of 4 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced they were returning to Dusseldorf due to an odour in the forward cabin.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-9772
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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