Fume Events February 2019
Pilot of Delta Airlines flight declares emergency due to possible smoke in the cockpit
February 1, 2019
Source: www.pix11.com
A Delta flight to Los Angeles International Airport landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday night after the “pilot declared an emergency,” a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.
Delta Air Lines Flight 1975 landed at JFK around 9:20 p.m., officials said.
Possible smoke was reported in the cockpit, an FAA spokesman said.
“We just turned around right after takeoff to make an emergency landing,” one passenger tweeted.
The FAA will investigate.
Source: visionsafe.com
03 February 2019
Aeroflot - Airbus A320-200
Registration: VP-BMF Flight Number: SU2097
Belgrade/Moscow
Smoke and burning odour in cockpit & forward section of cabin
Diverted to Budapest.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3c3f7c&opt=0
03 February 2019
Germania - Airbus A321-200
Registration: D-ASTP Flight Number: ST3712
Nuremberg/Las Palmas
Smoke in cockpit. Returned to Nuremberg
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3c4741&opt=0
04 February 2019
American Airlines - Boeing B737-800
Registration: N997NN Flight Number: AA1060
Miami/Newark NJ
Smoke in cabin. Returned to Miami
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3cf248&opt=0
05 February 2019
British Airways - Airbus A320-200
Registration: G-EUUP. Flight Number: BA 648/685
London Heathrow/Innsbruck/London Heathrow
Aircraft in maintenance after the above flights due to Fumes.
05 February 2019
FLY EGYPT - Boeing B737-800
Registration: SU-TMG Flight Number: FT 241
Alexandria/Kuwait
Smell of smoke in cockpit. Diverted to Cairo.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3daaeb&opt=0
06 February 2019 (From 24/01/19)
Air Transat - Airbus A321-200
Registration: C-GEZD Flight Number: TS 782
Quebec City/Fort Lauderdale
‘During De-icing a large number of passengers began to complain about feeling ill’
11 Passengers and 4 crew taken to hospital.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c34b4a8&opt=0
06 February 2019
Skywest - Canadair CRJ-900 (on behalf of Delta Airlines)
Registration: N896SK Flight Number: OO3863/DL3863
Salt Lake City/Billings
Rejected take off at high speed.
Lavatory smoke alarm and smoke onboard.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3e4fb8&opt=0
06 February 2019
Thomas Cook - Airbus A330-200 (on behalf of Condor)
Registration: G-TCCF Flight Number: DE2116
Frankfurt/Cancun
Smoke in cockpit. Flight crew declared ‘Mayday’.
4 crew and 1 passenger taken to hospital.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c3da991&opt=0
(We are publishing this report because it is very odd that smoke in the cockpit which was allegedly caused by a spilt drink on controls should cause 5 people from the cabin to be taken to hospital, furthermore because the AAIU have stated that the injuries were not related to the incident. It also states that the 4 crew and 1 passenger were taken to hospital as a ‘precautionary measure’. What precaution would that be if the injuries were not related?)
We await further information - but it is doubtful it will ever be made public.
07 February 2019
Spirit Airlines - Airbus A320-200
Registration: N901NK Flight Number: NK 554
Atlanta/Baltimore
Passengers were covering their noses and mouths due to a strong ‘dirty socks’ smell in the cabin 30 minutes before landing.
Crew became lightheaded, dizzy and suffered headaches.
Allegedly this aircraft had 2 Fume Events the previous day.
Allegedly this was reported on arrival but the aircraft continued on it planned schedule with no maintenance.
08 February 2019
British Airways - Airbus A319-109
Registration: G-EUPG Flight Number: BA1489
Glasgow/London Heathrow
Burning odour on descent into Heathrow.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c45535d&opt=0
10 February 2019
British Airways - Airbus A319-100
Registration: G-DBCC Flight Number: BA2630/2631
London Gatwick/Alicante/London Gatwick
Aircraft in maintenance after the above flights due to fumes.
10 February 2019
British Airways - Airbus A329-209
Registration: G-EUUP Flight Number: BA993
Berlin/London Heathrow
Fumes in flight deck followed by strong fumes in cabin.
Cabin Crew used smoke hoods.
*Allegedly there were fumes also on the outbound flight BA 992 from London to Berlin.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c412eec&opt=0
10 February 2019
Qantas - Boeing B737-800
Registration: VH-VZW Flight Number: QF 58
Port Moresby/Brisbane
Burning odour in Flight Deck. Diverted to Cairns.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4402d7&opt=0
19 February 2019
British Airways - Airbus A380-800
Registration: G-XLEG. Flight Number: BA 27
London/Hong Kong
Allegedly fumes onboard.
Allegedly some crew taken to hospital.
No further information.
20 February 2019
British Airways - Boeing B747-400
Registration: G-BYGC Flight Number: BA 294
Chicago/London Heathrow
Alleged fumes, strong smell and a haze onboard.
21 February 2019
Envoy - Embraer ERJ-145
Registration: N613AE Flight Number: MQ3768/AA3768
Springfield/Dallas
Smoke in Cockpit. Diverted to Bentonville, Arkansas.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c48d7ee&opt=0
(News report for the same incident below: (XNA= Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.)
Smoke in the cockpit of American Airlines flight forces emergency landing
February 21, 2019
Source: www.5newsonline.com
An American Airlines plane with 57 people on board landed safely at XNA after reports of smoke in the cockpit. Emergency crews were en route to XNA Thursday (Feb. 21) afternoon. Police and fire officials from multiple county agencies were on scene but found no evidence of smoke in the plane’s cockpit.
Flight AA 3768 was flying from Springfield, Missouri to Dallas, Texas. The plane had to take a sudden turn north to make an emergency landing at XNA. Gilbert Neil, the public safety director at XNA, says that the plane had barely reached flying altitude before a flight attendant noticed smoke coming from the plane’s cockpit, causing the plane to be diverted to XNA.
Airport officials said all 57 of the passengers are okay and will reboard the aircraft once maintenance fixes and deems the aircraft safe for flight. The situation was labeled an alert two, which Neil says usually means the plane needs immediate attention.
“If they have something like hydric failure or smoke in the cabin or cockpit that raises to the level where there could be serious issues and they want to get in here and on the ground as soon as they can,” Neil said.
Airport officials said after receiving the report they had first responders and crews waiting and ready for the plane to land just in case of an emergency. Benton County Emergency Management, as well as Rogers Fire, were among the agencies to help.
21 February 2019
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Air Maroc flight makes emergency landing due to thick white smoke emanating from air vents
Source: www.moroccoworldnews.com
A Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane heading to Tunisia made an emergency landing in Algeria after thick, white smoke started to emanate from its air vents. The Casablanca-Tunis flight AT570 which was scheduled to arrive at Tunis International Airport at 10:30 a.m., sent a distress signal to land in Algiers.
One of the passengers, who posted photos of the incident on his Facebook account, said that passengers could detect “a strong smell of burning.”
Photos show Algerian police and firefighters handling the situation. Details about the cause of the smoke have not yet been reported.
https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/02/266491/royal-air-maroc-flight-makes-emergency-landing-in-algeria/
25 February 2019
Austrian Airlines - Airbus A319-100
Registration: OE-LDG Flight Number: OS1506
Vienna/Milan Malpensa
Strange smell in cabin on descent in to Milan.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4bae1d&opt=0
26 February 2019
EasyJet- Airbus A320-200
Registration: G-EZOI Flight Number: U2-426
Edinburgh/Bristol
Burning Electrical Odour. Diverted to Birmingham.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4bab4a&opt=0
26 February 2019
American Airlines - Boeing 737-800
Registration: N899NN Flight Number: AA2250
Hartford Ct/Chicago
Unusual smell onboard. Returned to Hartford.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4c56a5&opt=0
26 February 2019
Alaska Airlines - Airbus A320-200
Registration: N621VA Flight Number: AS1506
Seattle/Santa Ana
Unusual odour onboard. Returned to Seattle.
3 Crew taken to hospital.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4ba29b&opt=0
27 February 2019
Alaska Airlines - B737-900
Registration: N224AK Flight Number: AS 51
Chicago/Seattle
Odour of burning plastics onboard. Diverted to Minneapolis.
8 passengers were checked by medical staff on arrival with respiratory problems.
4 cabin crew taken to hospital.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4cd85b&opt=0
27 February 2019
Spirit Airlines - Airbus A319-100
Registration: N531NK Flight Number: NK424
Los Angeles/Minneapolis
Smoke in cockpit, fumes in cabin. Diverted to Las Vegas.
3 Flight attendants taken to hospital.
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4c4cde49&opt=0
Two crew members have since been discharged from hospital. One remains in hospital. This flight attendant has a long road to take to recovery and will probably never work again, let alone fly.
If the regulators such as the CAA & FAA honestly believe that Fume Events are rare and cause no harm or long-term damage, well it’s time for them to think again and start ‘regulating’ because their customers - (the airlines) are poisoning innocent people on a daily basis. The list above is only the very tip of the iceberg.
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