Jetblue A320 near Charleston on Feb 8th 2018, fumes on board
Last Update: February 9, 2018 / 21:20:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Jetblue
Aircraft Registration
N519JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Charleston as a precaution following an odour on board. A replacement aircraft was dispatched to Charleston.
Passengers reported there was an odour like fuel on board immediately after takeoff. The crew indicated they were checking. About one hour later the captain announced they were diverting to Charleston after a flight attendant had become sick.
A replacement A320-200 registration N537JT reached Boston with a delay of 7:20 hours.
The occurence aircraft returned to service about 19 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2018
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Jetblue
Aircraft Registration
N519JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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