A319, Belfast Aldergrove UK, 2011

A319, Belfast Aldergrove UK, 2011

Summary

On 6 January 2011 an Easyjet Airbus A319 experienced the sudden onset of thick smoke in the cabin as the aircraft cleared the runway after landing. The aircraft was stopped and an evacuation was carried out during which one of the 52 occupants received a minor injury. The subsequent investigation attributed the occurrence to the continued use of reverse idle thrust after clearing the runway onto a little used taxiway where the quantity of de-ice fluid residue was much greater than on the runway.

Description

On 6 January 2011 an Airbus AIRBUS A-319 being operated by Easyjet on a scheduled passenger flight from Liverpool to Belfast Aldergrove experienced the sudden onset of cabin air contamination with a smoke-like appearance as the aircraft cleared runway 25 at destination after a night landing in normal ground visibility. After the smoke appeared to be getting thicker, the aircraft was stopped and an evacuation was carried out during which one of the 52 occupants received a minor injury.The aircraft was undamaged.

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