Serious incident Airbus A330-322 D-AERQ,
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Date:Monday 15 August 2011
Time:12:31
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-322
Owner/operator:Air Berlin
Registration: D-AERQ
MSN: 127
Year of manufacture:1996
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney PW4168
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 400
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL)
Destination airport:Tenerife-Sur Reina Sofia Airport (TFS/GCTS)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Air Berlin flight AB2050 from Düsseldorf (DUS) to Tenerife (TFS) returned to DUS due to a smouldering fire in door 2R.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU 5X007-11
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bz-berlin.de/artikel-archiv/air-berlin-jet-musste-notlanden
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2011/Bericht_11_5X007_A330_DUS.pdf;jsessionid=44FD9191649D6F2CF4922FE9DC562C0A.live2051?__blob=publicationFile

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Aug-2011 10:20 peter Added
16-Aug-2011 11:08 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2014 09:39 harro Updated [Date, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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