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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1997 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  British Aerospace BAe-146-100 |
| Owner/operator: | CityJet |
| Registration: | EI-COF |
| MSN: | E1006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Near Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| London-City Airport (LCY/EGLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 24 November 1997, EI-COF departed Dublin for London City Airport at 1930 hours. A strong smell of fumes was noticed by all the crew during take-off and initial climb out, which became worse as the flight progressed. (On an earlier sector the same fumes were noted but they quickly dissipated).
All the crew then experienced stinging of the eyes and nose, dryness of the throat, headache and breathing discomfiture. The cabin crew were more affected than the cockpit crew, who also said that they experienced some dizziness. The source of the fumes could not be isolated by alternate Pack operation.
At FL 210 an emergency was declared to ATC by the Wallasey VOR and, while extreme difficulty was found trying to operate and communicate with ATC with oxygen masks donned, the flight diverted to Manchester Airport where it landed without further incident. There were no complaints from the passengers regarding the air quality.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/3616-REPORT_1998_010-0.PDF
https://www.airteamimages.com/british-aerospace-146_ei-cof_cityjet_137520 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 16:47 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 01-Apr-2025 16:47 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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