Frontier A320 near Albuquerque on Nov 22nd 2017, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: November 23, 2017 / 19:15:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1686
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Nashville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N218FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft to Albuquerque out of abundance of caution due to an odour in the cockpit.
The aircraft remained on the ground for 4.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Nashville with a delay of 4:20 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1686
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Nashville, United States
Aircraft Registration
N218FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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