MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82

Turin Airport, January 3, 2010

Event Information

DateJanuary 3, 2010
Event TypeINC
LocationTurin Airport
CountryIT
Highest Injury-
NTSB NumberENG10WA012
Event ID20100127X11900

Aircraft

MakeMCDONNELL DOUGLAS
ModelMD-82
Registration #I-SMEB
OwnerMeridiana
CategoryAIR
FAR Part129
Aircraft DamageMINR

Conditions

Light Condition-
Weather-

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured0

Full Narrative

On January 3, 2010, about 1430 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the pilots of Meridiana Airlines flight 193, a Boeing MD-80, I-SMEB,reported a smell similar to burning plastic while on the ground with the APU running at the Turin-Caselle Airport, Torino, Italy. No evacuation was conducted, and there were no reported injuries to the 6 crew members.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo (ANSV), Italy. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained on their web site at www.ansv.it/En/Index.asp.

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the ANSV.

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This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

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