Munich: Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 evacuated because of burning smell

On Monday, May 22, 2023, Austrian Airlines flight OS112 had to be evacuated from Munich Airport. The Airbus A320 with the registration OE-LBW was on its way to the runway about half an hour after the scheduled departure time.

The pilots noticed a burning smell. For safety reasons, the fire brigade was called to help. This arrived quickly and the evacuation of the medium-haul jet was then initiated. Technicians then examined the machine and quickly found the cause.

According to Austrian Airlines, a heater in the front area is said to have been defective. Lufthansa Technik was able to repair the OE-LBW at Munich Airport so that this Airbus A320 could take off shortly before 13:00 p.m. towards Vienna-Schwechat.