Jetblue A320 near Boston on Jan 6th 2018, fumes on board

Last Update: January 7, 2018 / 17:27:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1095

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
N598JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N598JB performing flight B6-1095 from Boston,MA (USA) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), was enroute at FL340 about 160nm south of Boston when the crew decided to turn around and return to Boston due to a foul odour on board causing crew and passengers to feel unwell. The aircraft landed safely back about 55 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Boston after passengers and crew noticed an unusual odour on board which caused passengers and crew to feel unwell. The passengers were assessed at the airport by medical personnel, nobody needed to be taken to a hospital.

The airport reported a number of passengers were evaluated for sickness, noone needed to be transported to a hospital.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 17.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1095

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
N598JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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