Frontier A321 at Islip on Nov 1st 2018, fumes on board injure 10 people

Last Update: November 1, 2018 / 23:09:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Frontier Airlines

Flight number
F9-1851

Departure
Islip, United States

Destination
Myrtle Beach, United States

Aircraft Registration
N702FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Frontier Airbus A321-200, registration N702FR performing flight F9-1851 from Islip,NY to Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) with 218 people on board, was climbing out of Islip when the crew stopped the climb at FL220 reporting fumes in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Islip for a safe landing 15 minutes later. A member of the cabin crew and 2 passengers were taken to a hospital, 7 passengers were treated at the airport.

The FAA reported the crew declared emergency due to fumes in the cockpit.

The airline reported an odour was detected in the cabin, there was no smoke, the aircraft landed safely. One member of the crew and 2 passengers were taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. 7 passengers were treated at the airport.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 6 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 1, 2018

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Frontier Airlines

Flight number
F9-1851

Departure
Islip, United States

Destination
Myrtle Beach, United States

Aircraft Registration
N702FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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