Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered 9H-AHS operated by Air Malta on 17/11/2022 at Luqa

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Maltese authorities:

Smoke in cabin and aircraft returned to base

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General information
Local date	17/11/2022
Responsible entity	Malta - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Malta
Location	AD Malta
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2022-0576

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Malta - Air Malta Co. Ltd.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	9H-AHS
State of registry	Malta
Last departure point	Malta - LMML (MLA): Malta/Luqa
Planned destination	Austria - LOWW (VIE): Wien/Schwechat
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	5086
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.