American A320 at West Palm Beach on Jul 21st 2016, fuel leak
Last Update: July 22, 2016 / 15:42:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1822
Departure
West Palm Beach, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N108UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The flight was cancelled.
The airline reported a flight attendant and 23 passengers were taken to hospitals with burning eyes, itchy skin and difficulties breathing.
Emergency services reported a number of passengers were complaining about neck and back injuries as result of coming down the slides, others complained about burning eyes, itchy skin and breathing difficulties.
The FAA reported the aircraft was evacuated via slides after an apparent fuel leak was detected.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 21, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fuel leak
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1822
Departure
West Palm Beach, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N108UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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