Alaska A320 near Los Angeles on Aug 12th 2018, odour in cabin
Last Update: August 14, 2018 / 22:34:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1390
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
New Orleans, United States
Aircraft Registration
N638VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported a strong odour in the aft cabin prompted the diversion. The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. The aircraft is being examined.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 51 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1390
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
New Orleans, United States
Aircraft Registration
N638VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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