Jetblue A320 near Oklahoma City on Aug 2nd 2017, odour injures passengers
Last Update: August 3, 2017 / 22:08:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 2, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-944
Departure
Long Beach, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N521JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Emergency services they were informed about 20-25 passengers suffering from breathing problems following an unknown odour on board.
Authorities determined the odour came from the back of the aircraft.
A replacement A320-200 registration N507JT departed about 8 hours after the occurrence aircraft landed in Oklahoma City and reached Fort Lauderdale with a delay of 9 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 10 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 2, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-944
Departure
Long Beach, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N521JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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