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NTSB incident investigation · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-82 · Turin Airport, Italy · January 3, 2010

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
January 3, 2010, 14:30 local (14:30 UTC)
Place
Turin Airport, Italy
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
I-SMEBMcdonnell Douglas MD-82
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
75313

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Factual 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.

Aircraft

Registration
I-SMEB
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas MD-82
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1908
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Part 129
Registered owner
Meridiana