Jetblue A320 at Bridgetown on Jan 7th 2018, fire on board

Last Update: January 9, 2018 / 16:33:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-25

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados

Aircraft Registration
N633JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N633JB performing flight B6-25 from Boston,MA (USA) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was descending towards Bridgetown when the crew donned their oxygen masks and declared emergency reporting a fire on board advising they would stop on the runway on landing, the crew subsequently advised they had the situation under control and did not need further assistance, but would still stop on the runway. The aircraft landed safely on Bridgetown's runway 09 and stopped on the runway. Approach sent other arriving aircraft into holds advising the runway was closed due to an emergency aircraft, that was disabled on the runway. Emergency services checked the aircraft, gave their all clear and the aircraft taxied to the apron about 15 minutes after landing. The passengers disembarked normally. The airport had difficulties to get a runway inspection organized, the runway inspection commenced about 20 minutes after landing, the arrivals in the holds - already close to decide to divert - were vectored for landings at Bridgetown.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 26 hours, then returned to service.

Emergency services reported a small fire had occurred on board, passengers disembarked safely and normally.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N633JB
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-25

Departure
Boston, United States

Destination
Bridgetown, Barbados

Aircraft Registration
N633JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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