Spirit A320 at Atlantic City on Jun 29th 2019, fumes in the cabin

Last Update: June 30, 2019 / 20:57:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NK-341

Aircraft Registration
N652NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N652NK performing flight NK-341 from Atlantic City,NJ to Tampa,FL (USA) with 163 people on board, was climbing out of Atlantic City when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 reporting fumes in the cabin and decided to return to Atlantic City where the aircraft landed safely about 40 minutes after departure. 4 members of the crew were taken to a hospital.

The airline reported an unusual odour on board prompted a precautionary return, the crew members were taken to a hospital for assessment.

A replacement A320-200 registration N621NK reached Tampa with a delay of 13 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 29, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NK-341

Aircraft Registration
N652NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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