Spirit A319 at Sacramento on Nov 11th 2019, fumes in cockpit

Last Update: November 12, 2019 / 17:23:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
N510NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N510NK performing positioning flight NK-8802 from Sacramento,CA to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with just crew on board, was climbing out of Sacramento's runway 16L when the crew donned their oxygen masks and stopped the climb at about 8000 feet reporting they were working a fumes event in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Sacramento for a safe landing on runway 16L about 14 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron.

The airport reported the aircraft had had maintenance issues earlier the day and was about to position to Las Vegas, when the aircraft turned around due to the smell of fumes. Emergency services checked and cleared the aircraft. There was smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft carried no passengers.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
N510NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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