Flawed Engine Wash Fuels Training, Procedures Upgrades

Credit: Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit
WASHINGTON—A flawed engine-wash operation was to blame for an “extremely bad fumy smell” that caused an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 to declare an emergency immediately after takeoff in October 2015. The incident ended safely when the A320 returned to Dublin, but it prompted Aer Lingus to develop an...

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