Spirit A320 near Las Vegas on Jul 16th 2019, fumes on board

Last Update: July 19, 2019 / 21:54:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2019

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-726

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
N604NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N604NK performing flight NK-726 from Seattle,WA to Las Vegas,NV (USA), landed on Las Vegas' runway 26L and taxied to the gate B20, the crew maintained routine communication with ATC. A number of ambulances carried 6 people including flight attendants off the aircraft on stretchers and took them to hospitals.

The Airport reported there had been fumes on board, 6 people needed medical attention and were taken to a medical facility.

The airline reported 4 flight attendants and one passenger were taken to a medical facility and were since released. Maintenance was determining the source of the odour.

An observer at Las Vegas Terminal reported multiple members of a Spirit Airlines crew were stretchered away from gate B20.

A replacement A320-200 registration N645NK performed the next sector of flight NK-726 to Orlando,FL (USA).

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 10 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2019

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
Spirit Airlines

Flight number
NK-726

Departure
Seattle, United States

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
N604NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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