American A320 near Fort Lauderdale on Jan 10th 2019, fumes on board

Last Update: January 10, 2019 / 23:08:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1897

Aircraft Registration
N604AW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N604AW performing flight AA-1897 from Philadelphia,PA to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 137 passengers and 5 crew, was descending towards Fort Lauderdale when an unusual odour was noticed on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Fort Lauderdale.

The airline reported no passengers required medical attention, both pilots and all three flight attendants complained about the odour and requested to be taken to a hospital. The crew was examined and discharged. The cause of the odour is under investigation.

The return flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Fort Lauderdale about 7 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1897

Aircraft Registration
N604AW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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