Serious incident to the Airbus A319 operated by British Airways on 21/10/2016 en route [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities :

Fumes on flight deck during descent.

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General information
Local date	21/10/2016
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Vers AD Londres Gatwick
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2016-0685

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - British Airways Plc
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A319
Aircraft Registration	G-DBCB
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	France - LFBD (BOD) : Bordeaux Mérignac
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW) : London/Gatwick
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	2188
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.