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| Date: | Monday 15 August 2011 |
| Time: | 12:31 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-322 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Berlin |
| Registration: | D-AERQ |
| MSN: | 127 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 400 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) |
| Tenerife-Sur Reina Sofia Airport (TFS/GCTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Berlin flight AB2050 from Düsseldorf (DUS) to Tenerife (TFS) returned to DUS due to a smouldering fire in door 2R.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/air-berlin-jet-musste-notlanden
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2011/Bericht_11_5X007_A330_DUS.pdf;jsessionid=44FD9191649D6F2CF4922FE9DC562C0A.live2051?__blob=publicationFile
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2011 10:20 | peter | Added |
| 16-Aug-2011 11:08 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2014 09:39 | harro | Updated [Date, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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