ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244807
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| 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 |
| 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) |
| Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
EAT flight QY6757, an Airbus A300-600 cargo plane was climbing out of runway 27L at London-Heathrow Airport when the crew declared Mayday, Mayday reporting smoke in the cockpit and stopped the climb at 5000 feet MSL. The crew subsequently donned their oxygen masks. The aircraft returned to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27L about 15 minutes after departure and vacated the runway.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 18.5 hours before returning to service.
On Nov 6th 2020 the AAIB reported (misstating the occurrence date as Oct 27th with all other details matching), that the crew felt smoke, a smoke detector activated. The crew declared Mayday and return to Heathrow for a safe landing at 22:08Z.
Sources:
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
3. http://avherald.com/h?article=4de52d0c&opt=0
4. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/15010/eat-leipzig-a306-at-london-on-oct-24th-2020-smoke-in-cockpit
Media:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2020 18:25 | harro | Added |
| 11-Nov-2020 19:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2021 15:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Embed code, Category] |
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