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| Date: | Monday 19 September 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-300 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | en route -
 Albania
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the cruise flight, the crew noticed a strong odour of "hot solder plate" in the cockpit and cabin. They decided to make a safety landing in Tirana/Albania, 80 nautical miles (NM) away. The cockpit crew donned oxygen masks for the next 20 minutes until landing.
Sources:
BFU 6X011-11
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