Berlin A320 near Palma Mallorca on Nov 6th 2016, fumes in cabin
Last Update: November 18, 2016 / 23:55:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-7520
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABZN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Following landing cabin and flight crew went to see a doctor for medical checks.
Maintenance found the APU oil system had been overfilled causing oil to enter the compressor. The APU was cleaned. Both engines were found dry and clean. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 6 hours after landing and departed for the return flight AB-7521 reaching Munich with a delay of 5 hours.
Spain's CIAIAC did not respond so far to an inquiry sent by The Aviation Herald on Nov 9th 2016.
Germany's BFU reported on Nov 10th 2016, that they had not received any information on the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-7520
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-ABZN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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