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.
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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