Date:	Saturday 24 October 2020
Time:	c. 22:00
Type:	Airbus A300B4-622R(F)
Owner/operator:	European Air Transport, opf DHL
Registration:	D-AEAT
MSN:	740
Year of manufacture:	1994
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Destination airport:	Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC)
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
EAT flight QY6757, an Airbus A300-600 cargo plane, was climbing after takeoff from runway 27L at London-Heathrow Airport when the crew detected smoke in the cockpit.
The crew declared a Mayday and turned back to LHR. The aircraft landed at 22:08.

1. https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/odeur-et-alarme-fumee-apres-le-decollage-demi-tour/
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/d06756#25dc91b0
BFU 20-0921-61
3. Filers of reg office LBA

Built at Toulouse 1994, f/f as F-WWAG on 12JUL94. To Japan Airlines as JA8574. Cancelled 10NOV110. To EI-EOT, rgd to GA Telesis Ireland Ltd. on 20.11.10. Cancelled 07APR11. To N3637, rgd to Wells Fargo Banl as trustee 07APR11. Ferried from Lourdes (France) to Dresden for freighter conversion, cancelled 23MAY12. D-AEAT reserved 08MAR11, rgd to European Air Transport (EAT) on 08JUN12, base Leipzig airport. 09.06.12 ferried Dresden - Leipzig. Ferried Leipzig - Dublin 26.07.12 and repainted in DHL colour scheme, returned 07AUG12.

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