Lukt og røyk - Curt Lewis

Incident: Portugalia E195 at Lisbon on Oct 13th 2018, smoke problem on board A PGA Portugalia Airlines Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of TAP Portugal, registration CS-TTX performing flight TP-494 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Toulouse (France) with 72 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Lisbon's runway 21 when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting they had a smoke problem on board. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to runway 21 for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 12 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bef815d&opt=0 Back to Top

Incident: Lufthansa A319 at Frankfurt on Oct 12th 2018, odour on board A Lufthansa Airbus A319-100, registration D-AILM performing flight LH-278 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Milan Linate (Italy) with 113 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Frankfurt's runway 18 when the crew stopped the climb at FL190 reporting an unusual odour on board. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 25 minutes after departure. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

Incident: Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Geneva on Oct 13th 2018, smoke in cockpit A Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACNM performing flight LH-2382 from Munich (Germany) to Geneva (Switzerland) with 38 passengers and 4 crew, was descending through FL150 towards Geneva when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Geneva's runway 22 about 13 minutes later. The aircraft stopped on the runway, the passengers disembarked onto the runway via stairs and were bussed to the terminal. The runway was briefly closed, one flight was diverted as result. The return fligh LH-2383 was cancelled. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Geneva about 13 hours after landing. The airline reported the crew noticed an unusual odour like a burning wire in the cockpit and made a precautionary landing in Geneva, there had been no smoke. Maintenance is currently checking the aircraft.