Jetblue A21N at Aruba on Jan 18th 2026, loud bang in cargo bay

Last Update: January 19, 2026 / 22:11:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1058

Departure
Aruba, Aruba

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2086J

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Jetblue Airbus A321-200N, registration N2086J performing flight B6-1058 from Aruba (Aruba) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 180 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Aruba's runway 11 when a loud bang occurred in one of the cargo bays prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL060 and enter a hold to trouble shoot. The crew subsequently decided to divert to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) at FL100, later 12000 feet, and landed safely on Fort Lauderdale's runway 28L about 2:10 hours after departure.

Passengers reported after landing and taxiing to the apron the crew announced, that a bag in the cargo bay had not been secured, slid past the cargo net and impacted the back of the aircraft.

A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration N2047J continued the flight and reached New York with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 20 hours on the ground in Fort Lauderdale.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A21N
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 18, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-1058

Departure
Aruba, Aruba

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2086J

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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