Spirit A319 near Fort Lauderdale on Jul 31st 2017, odour in cockpit
Last Update: August 1, 2017 / 20:47:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-244
Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N532NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 2:20 hours, then departed for the next scheduled flight.
Fort Lauderdale Airport reported emergency services responded to information of smoke in the cockpit. No smoke was found when emergency services inspected the aircraft.
The airline reported there was an unidentifyable odour confined to the cockpit but no smoke, the crew expedited the landing out of abundance of caution.
The FAA reported the crew reported ventilation issues in the cockpit and donned their oxygen masks. The cause of the odour is unclear.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-244
Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N532NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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