Jetblue A320 near New York on Jun 8th 2012, smell of smoke in cockpit

Last Update: June 9, 2012 / 14:35:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-820

Departure
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N521JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N521JB performing flight B6-820 from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 150 people on board, was on approach to New York at 9000 feet when the crew reported smell of smoke on the flight deck, declared emergency and requested runway 31R. While on final approach to runway 31R the crew reported that the smell had dissipated and there was no longer smell of smoke present. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 31R about 9 minutes after declaring emergency and taxied to the gate.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-820

Departure
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N521JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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