Jetblue A320 near Norfolk on Oct 19th 2015, avionics bay smoke indication

Last Update: October 19, 2015 / 21:19:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-262

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N605JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N605JB performing flight B6-262 from San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Boston,MA (USA) with 124 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean about 450nm southeast of Norfolk,VA (USA) when the crew received an avionics bay smoke indication and decided to divert to Norfolk reporting they had no actual indications of smoke or fire but diverted as a precaution following the smoke detector indication. The aircraft landed safely in Norfolk about 80 minutes later. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

The aircraft was able to depart Norfolk about 6.5 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Boston with a delay of 7 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-262

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Boston, United States

Aircraft Registration
N605JB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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