BAe 146-200, G-JEAW, 7 December 2005

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: Commercial - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 7 December 2005
• Aircraft type: BAe 146-200
• Location: Southampton Airport, Hampshire
• Registration: G-JEAW

BAe 146-200, G-JEAW

Summary:

During pushback and the taxi for departure on the fifth sector of the day, with the auxiliary power unit (APU) bleed air source selected, the cabin crew and a number of passengers detected fumes in the cabin. Two cabin crew members experienced physiological effects. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the presence of de-icing fluid in the APU air intake. The probable cause of the incident was contamination of the cabin air supply from the ingestion of de-icing fluid into the APU compressor. The aircraft had been de-iced prior to the first sector of the day.

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Published 10 December 2014