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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 10, 2012
Classification
Accident
Airline
US Airways
Flight number
US-720
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
N276AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
N276AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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