Iceland B752 near Boston on May 30th 2017, rubbery
Last Update: May 31, 2017 / 20:19:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Icelandair
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
TF-FIR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
A passenger seated in the aft cabin reported there had been a weird smell already when they embarked the aircraft, however, they thought the odour came from the toilet. It intensified in flight.
The airline reported the captain decided to have the aircraft checked due to an unusual odour of rubber in the aft cabin. The passengers were taken to hotels while the aircraft was being examined.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 15.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Icelandair
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
TF-FIR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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