Hawaiian B763 over Pacific on Aug 31st 2018, peppered leak
Last Update: September 1, 2018 / 21:59:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Aug 31, 2018                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Accident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Hawaiian Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            HA-23                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Oakland, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Kahului, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N583HA                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            767-300                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B763                            
                        
                    
                    
                
12 passengers and 3 crew needed to medically assessed and treated at the airport and were released.
Maui Police reported a pepper spray illegally brought on board of the aircraft caused the odour and breathing problems. The Police is investigating.
The FAA also opened an investigation, as does the TSA responsible for screening of the carry on luggage.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Aug 31, 2018                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Accident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Hawaiian Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            HA-23                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Oakland, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Kahului, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N583HA                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Boeing                            767-300                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            B763                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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