Hawaiian B763 at Kahului on May 1st 2015,odour in cabin

Last Update: May 4, 2015 / 15:08:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2015

Classification
Accident

Airline
Hawaiian Airlines

Flight number
HA-24

Departure
Kahului, United States

Destination
Oakland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N583HA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N583HA performing flight HA-24 from Kahului,HI to Oakland,CA (USA) with 224 passengers and 10 crew, was in the initial climb out of Kahului's runway 02, when the crew stopped the climb at 8000 feet advising they needed to return to the airfield due to smoke in the cockpit, they just needed to read a couple of checklists before returning, they would not burn off fuel. The crew reported they had 60 point 3 fuel remaining, tower queried in pounds, crew replied affirmative, tower astonished "You have only 60 pounds of fuel left?", then the crew clarified "sixtythousandthree hundred pounds, about 5 hours of fuel, sixty point three". Tower subsequently advised emergency services "after landing the field is yours" and held all departures and approaches. The crew subsequently advised they would need to stop on the runway and evacuate. The aircraft landed safely on runway 02, stopped on the runway, emergency services reported seeing no smoke, fire or heat from the outside and requested the aircraft to vacate the runway, the crew advised they would vacate the runway. The aircraft vacated the runway, taxied towards the apron but stopped upon entering the apron and was evacuated via slides. 18 passengers received minor injuries in the evacuation. The aerodrome was closed for the duration of the evacuation until passengers had been taken to the terminal.

The airline reported fumes had been noticed in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Kahului and was evacuated. Two passengers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The source of the odour is being investigated.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration N393HA reached Oakland as flight HA-1024 with a delay of 11 hours.

On May 4th 2015 the FAA reported there was a chemical odour on board of the aircraft prompting the evacuation of the aircraft after landing. 18 passengers received injuries.
Aircraft Registration Data
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 1, 2015

Classification
Accident

Airline
Hawaiian Airlines

Flight number
HA-24

Departure
Kahului, United States

Destination
Oakland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N583HA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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