United B738 near Baltimore on Mar 29th 2019, odour on board sends 7 passengers to hospital
Last Update: March 29, 2019 / 22:01:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 29, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1675
Departure
Baltimore, United States
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N37263
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airport reported emergency services responded to a report of an odour on board of the aircraft.
United confirmed a strong odour on board causing several passengers to be taken to hospitals and pledged to cover the passengers' hospital cost and related expenses.
Passengers reported there was some faint fuel smell prior to departure, which substantially worsened once airborne. About 20 passengers began to complain about nausea, chest pain, headache and breathing trouble. Medical staff awaited them at the airport and treated all those not feeling well.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 29, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1675
Departure
Baltimore, United States
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N37263
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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