ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269087
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-EUYO |
| MSN: | 5634 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | above West Flanders? -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Dubrovnik Airport (DBV/LDDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
British Airways flight BA2678, an Airbus A320, was climbing after takeoff from London-Heathrow Airport, U.K. when the crew experienced fumes in the cockpit at 20,000 feet, over northwest Belgium. They felt unwell, donned oxygen masks and returned to Heathrow where they made an uneventful auto landing one hour after takeoff.
The incident aircraft resumed service 24 hours after the event.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-an-airbus-a320-operated-by-british-airways-on-01-10-2021-at-heathrow/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-euyo#29592d15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2021 17:05 | harro | Added |
| 18-Nov-2022 02:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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