Jetstar A320 near Coolangatta on Dec 20th 2017, fumes on board

Last Update: December 20, 2017 / 21:58:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
JQ-967

Aircraft Registration
VH-VQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetstar Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VQC performing flight JQ-967 from Cairns,QL to Coolangatta,QL (Australia) with no passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Coolangatta when the crew reported fumes on board, all crew felt sick with dizziness, nausea and light-headedness. The aircraft landed safely on Coolangatta's runway 32. All six crew were taken to a hospital.

Emergency services reported six patients were taken to hospitals with dizziness, nausea and light-headedness.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
JQ-967

Aircraft Registration
VH-VQC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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