American B763 near Norfolk on Sep 4th 2017, electrical odour on board

Last Update: September 5, 2017 / 19:39:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-235

Aircraft Registration
N390AA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N390AA performing flight AA-235 from New York JFK,NY to Miami,FL (USA) with 192 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 20nm east of Norfolk,VA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Norfolk reporting an electrical odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on runway 23 about 15 minutes later. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke.

The airline reported an electrical odour on board, however, no fire or smoke was found on board.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-235

Aircraft Registration
N390AA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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