American A321 near Wichita on Feb 3rd 2018, fumes on board

Last Update: February 3, 2018 / 22:59:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2057

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N169UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N169UW performing flight AA-2057 from Charlotte,NC to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 140nm west of Wichita,KS (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Wichita reporting a number of crew felt ill following an odour of burnt plastics on board. The aircraft landed safely at Wichita's Mid Continent Airport about 35 minutes after turning around. Six crew suffering from headaches were assessed at the airport.

Emergency services reported the aircraft never declared emergency, however, reported an odour of burnt plastics on board, a number of crew felt light headed about one hour after the odour. Six members of the crew were taken to first aid with headaches as a precaution. A replacement crew is being flown in to continue the flight. The cause of the odour is not yet known.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2057

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N169UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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