Boeing 757 G-CPEM

Summary

On 2 August 2009 at about 07:50 local time, a Boeing 757 registered G-CPEM, operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near Barcelona, Spain. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 2009 at 07:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Nearest airport

Barcelona, Spain (LEBL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 757

Registration

G-CPEM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

British Airways

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

London Heathrow → Barcelona

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA09WA074

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 2, 2009, at about 0750 UTC, a British Airways Boeing 757-236, registration number G-CPEM, declared an emergency during descent into Barcelona International Airport, Barcelona, Spain. The flight had originated at the London Heathrow International Airport, London, England. It was reported that, during the top of descent into Barcelona, a status message was seen on the flight deck along with smoke in the cabin. An acrid smoke was also smelled on the flight deck. The flight crew went on oxygen and declared a MAYDAY. The flight landed normally and the passengers were evacuated by emergency slides. There were 183 people on board and no injuries were reported. The Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC)of Spain is conducting a full investigation into this incident. The NTSB has assigned a US accredited representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Inquiries on this investigation should be directed to: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio de Fomento C\Fruela, 6 — 1ª planta 28011 Madrid Spain E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.