Iran A306 at Tehran on May 27th 2017, strong odour on board

Last Update: May 27, 2017 / 19:36:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-721

Aircraft Registration
EP-IBC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

An Iran Air Airbus A300-600, registration EP-IBC performing flight IR-721 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing out of Tehran when the crew stopped the climb at about FL190 reporting a strong odour on board. The aircraft returned to Tehran Imam Khomeini for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A310-300 registration EP-IBL is estimated to reach Frankfurt with a delay of 11 hours.

A passenger reported there were strong odours on board, the crew subsequently announced a technical problem.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iran Air

Flight number
IR-721

Aircraft Registration
EP-IBC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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