American A332 at Charlotte and Orlando on Jan 2nd 2016, fumes on board

Last Update: January 3, 2017 / 19:44:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1868

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N280AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An American Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N280AY performing flight AA-1868 from Charlotte,NC to Orlando,FL (USA) with 89 passengers and 10 crew, stopped the climb out of Charlotte at FL260, subsequently climbed to FL280, descended to FL240 before commencing the approach and landing into Orlando about 70 minutes after departure. Seven crew members complained about headache as result of fumes present during the flight, received medical assistance at the airport and were later taken to a hospital.

Orlando Airport reported seven crew members complained about being ill about 90 minutes after landing and were taken to a hospital.

The airline reported the crew members received medical assistance at the airport and were cleared, the crew members subsequently asked to be taken to a hospital.

Previous flights (all with A332) climbed to FL380 or above.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Fumes on board

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1868

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Orlando, United States

Aircraft Registration
N280AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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