American B763 near Paris on Jun 4th 2017, fumes on board injure two cabin crew, passengers suffer from nausea
Last Update: June 5, 2017 / 14:26:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-65
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
N377AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A passenger tweeted there were fumes on board causing two flight attendants to become ill and incapacitated. A number of passengers complained about nausea and headache, however, the passengers were kept on board for about 4 hours until the flight was cancelled. The aircraft had already been a replacement aircraft flown in from Madrid,SP (Spain) and had departed Zurich with a delay of 8 hours (editorial note: the incoming flight AA-64 departing JFK on Jun 3rd had been cancelled prior to departure).
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Paris due to an odour on board. The aircraft is being examined.
N377AN is still on the ground in Paris about 25 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-65
Departure
Zurich, Switzerland
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
N377AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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