Allegiant A319 near Asheville on May 6th 2018, electrical odour on board

Last Update: May 7, 2018 / 21:58:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-1878

Aircraft Registration
N325NV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Allegiant Airbus A319-100, registration N325NV performing flight G4-1878 from Indianapolis,IN to Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) with 117 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 80nm northnorthwest of Asheville,NC (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Asheville due to an electrical odour that had already persisted for several minutes. The aircraft landed safely on Asheville Regional Airport's runway 34 about 25 minutes later.

The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Asheville Regional due an electrical odour persisting for several minutes out of abundance of caution. Maintenace was unable to determine the source of the odour. The passenger were taken to Myrtle Beach by a replacement aircraft.

A replacement A319-100 registration N301NV reached Myrtle Beach with a delay of 5:45 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 16 hours on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N325NV
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A319-112
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A319
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-1878

Aircraft Registration
N325NV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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