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| Date: | Monday 26 February 2018 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300-608ST Beluga |
| Owner/operator: | Airbus Industrie |
| Registration: | F-GSTF |
| MSN: | 796 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2A8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | N of Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Chester Airport (CEG/EGNR) |
| Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW/EDHI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A300-608ST Beluga transport plane performed an emergency landing after smoke developed in the cockpit.
The aircraft was en route from Chester Airport, U.K. to Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany. It was descending through FL200 to the north of Bremen, when the flight crew declared an emergency. A safe landing was carried out about 15 minutes later.
An inspection revealed there had been a 'cable fire' on the flight deck, which had already extinguished.
Sources:
https://www.focus.de/regional/hamburg/feuerwehr-hamburg-kabelbrand-im-cockpit-eines-beluga-airbus-fuehrt-zu-alarmierung-eines-grossaufgebotes-an-einsatzkraeften-der-feuerwehr-hamburg_id_8527800.html?rnd=15a6e0f28345aec3d68bc4c363af37f8
http://www.rtlnord.de/nachrichten/rauchentwicklung-im-beluga-cockpit-notlandung-in-hamburg-finkenwerder.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-gstf#108bb958
Media:
Rauchentwicklung im #Beluga-Cockpit: Notlandung in #Hamburg-Finkenwerder https://t.co/DvzFLABOVj pic.twitter.com/dArHwB9ICz
— RTLnord (@RTLNord) February 26, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2018 18:16 | harro | Added |
| 26-Feb-2018 18:22 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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