Eurowings A320 near Prague on Apr 20th 2017, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: July 20, 2017 / 16:21:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-5805
Departure
Hanover, Germany
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
OE-IEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was still on the ground in Prague about 3:45 hours after landing.
On Jul 20th 2017 Czechia's UZPLN reported the indication was false, a fault was discovered in the cargo smoke detection system.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-5805
Departure
Hanover, Germany
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
OE-IEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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