Nordica aircraft incident may have been caused by engine washing chemicals

An ongoing investigation into why smoke filled the cabin onboard a Nordic Aviation Group CRJ900 from Tallinn to Amsterdam, which led to an aborted takeoff in June, may have been caused by the burning of washing chemicals left in the engine. “The investigation concerning the incident with a Nordica aircraft in Tallinn on 5 June is far from complete, but according to initial information, this may have been smoke caused by the burning of chemicals left in the engine from a wash that entered the cabin and cockpit of the aircraft through the ventilation system when the plane was started,”