American B738 at Phoenix on Mar 30th 2018, odour in cabin

Last Update: March 31, 2018 / 21:02:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1100

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
N947AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N947AN performing flight AA-1100 from Phoenix,AZ to Baltimore,MD (USA), was climbing out of Phoenix when the crew requested to level off at 13,000 feet reporting a maintenance issue subsequently elaborating something was amiss in the cabin. Passengers were complaining about an obnoxious odour on board. The odour began to subside, the crew decided to continue the climb but stopped the climb again at FL190 because two flight attendants as well as 6 passengers began to feel increasingly sick with nausea and dizziness. The crew decided to return to Phoenix reporting several people in the back were sick, subsequently detailing 8 people were feeling sick. The aircraft landed safely on Phoenix's runway 08 about 40 minutes after departure.

Phoenix Fire Department reported eight people reported suffering from nausea and dizziness, only two needed to be evaluated. There had been an odour of burning rubber which subsided after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N912NN reached Baltimore with a delay of 3 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1100

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
N947AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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