Germanwings A320 at Amsterdam and Stuttgart on Jan 12th 2017, fumes on board
Last Update: January 16, 2017 / 15:55:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-2181
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The following day a flight attendant reported health issues consistent with contaminated cabin air and went to see a doctor.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 39 hours before resuming service.
Initial findings suggest that although the aircraft had not been de-iced in Stuttgart for the outbound flight and in Amsterdam for the occurrence flight, de-icing fluid had entered the left hand engine in larger quantities as well as the right hand engine in smaller quantities. Previous flights had been without any anomaly.
Germany's BFU reported they are aware of the occurrence and are currently collecting information to decide about the classification of the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-2181
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIQH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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