American A320 near Fort Lauderdale on Jan 10th 2019, fumes on board
Last Update: January 10, 2019 / 23:08:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1897
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N604AW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1897
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N604AW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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