ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244262
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 2020 |
| Time: | 06:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-EUYD |
| MSN: | 3726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near London Heathrow Airport -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Verona Airport (VRN/LIPX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A British Airways Airbus A320-232, registration G-EUYD performing flight BA-2596 from London Heathrow (UK) to Verona (Italy), was climbing out of runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 reporting a burning odour on board and decided to return to London's Heathrow Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 09L about 20 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron with emergency services in trail.
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EUYL departed Heathrow about 2 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Verona with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Passengers reported they smelled a burning odour, some of the flight attendants felt unwell. Some unofficial reports attributed the burning smell to burning oil, originating from a leak in an engine oil pump
Sources:
1. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-euyd#25d465e8
2. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-heathrow-emergency-landing-flight-verona-today-b1201911.html
3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8862875/British-Airways-flight-Verona-forced-make-emergency-landing-Heathrow.html
4. http://avherald.com/h?article=4de21dfb&opt=0
5. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/heathrow-airport-british-airways-emergency-19139454
6. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1350354/london-heathrow-british-airways-BA2596-emergency-landing-london-to-verona
7. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/14997/british-airways-a320-at-london-on-oct-21st-2020-burning-odour-on-board
8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2647216-London%20Heathrow%20Airport/0
9. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/international-airlines-group-iag/british-airways/airbus-a320-returns-to-london-heathrow-after-smell-of-burning-and-some-crew-felt-unwell/
10. https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-a320-diversion/
Media:
That was a long 10 minutes emergency landing 😨 @BritishAirwaysT #terminal5 #emergency pic.twitter.com/OOBLGQpV0B
— Shelbourne FIlms (@ShelbourneFilms) October 21, 2020
British Airways, G-EUYD, Airbus A320-232 on 10 January 2020:A British Airways flight— #BA2596 to #Verona has just returned and made an emergency landing at #HeathrowAirport Terminal 5 after a technical issue on board the aircraft.
— London 999 Feed (@999London) October 21, 2020
Passengers say “they smelt burning and some of the cabin crew felt unwell”.
🎥@ShelbourneFilms pic.twitter.com/Ozr7NbEuPn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2020 09:59 | harro | Added |
| 21-Oct-2020 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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