Jetblue A320 near San Jose on Jun 7th 2017, strong odour in cabin
Last Update: June 10, 2017 / 20:26:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-39
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
N605JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the aircraft landed fast and touched down hard in San Jose. The captain subsequently announced that this had been an emergency landing due to an odour in the rear cabin. Emergency services surrounded the right hand engine, eventually the passengers were permitted to disembark. The passenger observed fire crew were examining the engine and took photos of the right hand engine.
The FAA reported the aircraft landed safely at San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport after the crew declared an emergency due to a strong odour in the aircraft cabin.
The return flight B6-38 was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in San Jose for about 26 hours, then positioned to Fort Lauderdale and remained there on the ground for another 12 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetblue
Flight number
B6-39
Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica
Aircraft Registration
N605JB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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