{"id":43695,"date":"2023-09-02T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=43695"},"modified":"2023-09-02T19:05:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:35:31","slug":"american-airlines-boeing-737-reports-smoke-in-the-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/02\/american-airlines-boeing-737-reports-smoke-in-the-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines Boeing 737 Reports Smoke in the Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CHARLOTTE-<\/strong> American Airlines (AA)<\/a> Boeing 737 operating flight AA1616 from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Kansas City, Missouri, with 171 passengers on board reported smoke in the cabin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the initial climb at an altitude of FL310 after departing from Charlotte, the flight crew decided to return to Charlotte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Tom\u00e1s Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – N933NN American Airlines Boeing 737-823 – cn 31173 \/ ln 4540,
CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=58277503<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

American Airlines 737 Smoke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They reported smoke inside the cabin, which they suspected was a result of an engine (CFM56) #2 compressor stall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the engine still running, the smoke had gradually dissipated. The aircraft safely landed back on runway 36L at Charlotte approximately 50 minutes after taking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 737-800, registered as N815NN. Further, it is 13.8 years old and is powered by CFMI engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Tom\u00e1s Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – N903NK Spirit Airlines 2016 Airbus A320-271N – cn 7011, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=58158083<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Florida-based ULCC 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

The incident occurred on 3 August 2023; the smoke in the cabin injured around four cabin crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

The aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A320neo, registered as N917NK. Further, it is a 3.7-year-old aircraft; Airbus delivered it to Spirit in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the aircraft has been grounded at FLL since this incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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