{"id":40966,"date":"2023-08-05T23:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T18:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=40966"},"modified":"2024-12-24T03:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:08:15","slug":"spirit-airlines-airbus-a320-emergency-after-smoke-in-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/05\/spirit-airlines-airbus-a320-emergency-after-smoke-in-cabin\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 Diverted After Smoke in Cabin, 4 Cabin Crew Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ORLANDO-<\/strong> Florida-based ULCC <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Spirit+Airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spirit Airlines (NK) <\/a>Airbus A320-operated flight from Orlando (MCO) to Bogota (BOG) made a precautionary landing at Fort Lauderdale (FLL) due to smoke inside the cabin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred on 3 August 2023; the smoke in the cabin injured around four cabin crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-1024x590.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-750x432.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95-1140x657.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-95.png 1438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spirit-a320-smoke-in-cabin-injured-crew\">Spirit A320 Smoke in Cabin Injured Crew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) categorizes the incident as a Minor. Now let us establish the timeline using FlighRadar24 data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spirit Airlines flight NK1921 took off from Orlando International Airport (ORD) at 3:00 PM UTC. It turned back after being airborne for almost one hour and 20 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight was over the Caribbean Sea when smoke filled the cabin. The flight diverted to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and landed safely at around 5:36 PM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/5i3w3flb.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: jfk spotting | Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A320neo, registered as N917NK. Further, it is 3.7-year-old aircraft; Airbus delivered it to Spirit in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft has been grounded at FLL since this incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines Sent its Boeing 777 from San Fransisco to Guam | Exclusive\" class=\"wp-image-33759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440px-United_Airlines_Boeing_777-222_N773UA_14098975868.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Kiefer. from Frankfurt, Germany &#8211; Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=47122623<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-incident\">Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 4, 2023, Chicago-based&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=United\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Airlines (UA)<\/a>&nbsp;flight operated by a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Boeing+777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing&nbsp;777<\/a> turned back. It made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after reports of smoke in the flight deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the incident occurred, the flight is en route to Honolulu Airport (HNL) in Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Departing from LAX slightly behind schedule at 08:35 local time on Wednesday, June 21st, the flight is expected to reach HNL by 11:05.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, approximately 30 minutes after takeoff, the crew reported smoke in both the cockpit and parts of the cabin, prompting immediate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the captain\u2019s distress call, the flight circled over Los Angeles briefly before landing only 45 minutes after departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Los Angeles City Fire Department promptly met the aircraft on the apron to assist. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries among the 360 passengers and ten crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. 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