Lufthansa Cityline E190 near Linz on Aug 23rd 2012, pungent odour on board

Last Update: November 20, 2012 / 16:07:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 23, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa Cityline

Flight number
CL-1705

Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AEBB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

A Lufthansa Cityline Embraer ERJ-195, registration D-AEBB performing flight CL-1705/LH-1705 from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Munich (Germany) with 115 passengers, was enroute at FL340 about 130nm south of Linz over Slovenia when a pungent odour developed on board, a number of passengers and cabin crew began to complain about headache prompting the crew to divert to Linz (Austria) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 26 about 33 minutes later. The occupants complaining about headache received ambulant treatment at the airport by medical staff.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passenger were taken to Munich by bus.

On Aug 30th it became known the pungent odour was caused by old cooking oil.

Germany's BFU reported in their August bulletin released in November 2012, that a strong odour occurred in the cabin shortly after departure. After cabin crew and passengers began to complain about sudden headaches, the first officer left his seat to check the situation in the cabin and upon return also complained about headache and donned his oxygen mask, which prompted the captain to also leave his seat and check the situation in the cabin. A short time after his return he too felt unwell, donned his oxygen mask, declared emergency and diverted the aircraft to Linz. All 5 crew members went to a hospital for checks.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 23, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Lufthansa Cityline

Flight number
CL-1705

Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AEBB

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190

ICAO Type Designator
E190

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