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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2002 |
| Time: | 20:27 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-145LU |
| Owner/operator: | Crossair |
| Registration: | HB-JAT |
| MSN: | 145564 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Near waypoint RILAX -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While holding at Waypoint RILAX the crew reported smelling an smell similar to burning. The smell did get worse over time but the crew would ask a flight attendant if the passengers smelled the same thing but they did not. The crew though would don oxygen masks and would make a safe landing.
Probable Cause:
The overheating of the RH torch light.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/35078 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2024 19:32 | ASN | Added |
| 07-Nov-2024 16:15 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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