Boeing 737 incident near Bonn, De, September 3, 2012
On September 3, 2012 at about 10:10 am local time, a Boeing 737, registered DAXLF, was involved in an incident near Bonn. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt; 192 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 3, 2012 · about 10:10 am local time
- Place
- Bonn, Germany
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 192 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 8Q8 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- DAXLF · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On September 3, 2012, at approximately 101 UTC time, a XL Airways B737-800, registration D-AXLF, while on a non-scheduled revenue flight from Koln to Bonn, Germany, reported smoke in the cockpit and in the cabin. The flight landed safely and there were no injuries. The investigation is being conducted by German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the BFU at: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Website: http://www.bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 186 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under DAXLF the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.