US Airways A333 near Boston on Jul 10th 2012, odour sickens five cabin crew

Last Update: July 11, 2012 / 17:23:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-720

Aircraft Registration
N276AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A US Airways Airbus A330-300, registration N276AY performing flight US-720 from Charlotte,NC (USA) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) with 177 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 160nm east of Boston,MA (USA) when the crew advised air traffic control that they needed a new destination Philadelphia,PA (USA). The aircraft was cleared to FL360, turn around and divert to Phialdelphia. The crew subsequently reported they were diverting due to an odour in the cabin, and on the way to Philadelphia reported medical issues. The aircraft landed safely on Philadelphia's runway 27R about 65 minutes after turning around. 5 cabin crew were taken to a hospital.

The airline reported 5 cabin crew were taken to a hospital feeling nauseous as result of fumes in the cabin. A replacement crew operated the flight to Rome.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration N270AY departed Philadelphia about 4 hours after landing and reached Rome with a delay of 6:15 hours.

The FAA confirmed on Jul 11th that 4 persons on board received injuries due to fumes on board of the aircraft, 13 others declined treatment.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2012

Classification
Accident

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-720

Aircraft Registration
N276AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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