Frontier A20N near Raleigh Durham on Oct 23rd 2021, fumes in cabin

Last Update: October 24, 2021 / 11:06:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2021

Classification
Accident

Airline
Frontier Airlines

Flight number
F9-1159

Departure
Norfolk, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N304FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N304FR performing flight F9-1159 from Norfolk,VA to Orlando,FL (USA) with 102 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 50nm southwest of Raleigh/Durham,NC (USA) when fumes and odour in the cabin prompted the flight crew to divert to Raleigh/Durham. The aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later. The aircraft was evacuated via slides. One passenger needed to be taken to a hospital.

The airport reported there had been an unknown odour and fumes on board of the aircraft.

The airline reported the aircraft experienced a fume/odor event, as a precaution the passengers were evacuated via slides. There were no injuries, no fire had been on board.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2021

Classification
Accident

Airline
Frontier Airlines

Flight number
F9-1159

Departure
Norfolk, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N304FR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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