US Airways A332 near Philadelphia and Gander on Jul 14th 2014, fumes on board
Last Update: August 6, 2014 / 19:41:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 14, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-796
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N287AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The FAA reported that during departure from Philadelphia the flight crew reported a smell of burning plastic but decided to continue the flight. About 1.5 hours into the flight numerous flight attendants reported feeling dizzy due to fumes. The aircraft diverted to Gander where medical services met the aircraft.
NAV Canada reported the crew declared emergency reporting fumes in the back of the aircraft and flight attendants were ill due to the fumes. The aircraft diverted to Gander but could not dump fuel and had to land overweight.
On Aug 6th 2014 the Canadian TSB reported that cabin crew reported fumes in the aft cabin while enroute about 100nm northwest of Gander, the flight crew declared emergency and diverted to Gander for a safe overweight landing. One flight attendant was transported to a medical faciility and released soon after. The other flight attendants and one passenger were examined by medical staff at the airport and released. Maintenance inspected the aircraft and was unable to reproduce the fumes. The aircraft was ferried back to Philadelphia without incident, was released to service and has not encountered another fumes event so far.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 14, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-796
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
N287AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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