Stor økning i antallet tilfeller med røyk/lukt i cockpit eller kabinen - Curt Lewis

Incident: Skywest CRJ2 near Buffalo on Aug 12th 2017, smoke in cockpit A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N868AS performing flight OO-4281/DL-4281 from Detroit,MI to Newburgh,NY (USA) with 45 passengers and 3 crew, was enroute at FL290 about 30nm south of Buffalo,NY when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted the aircraft to Buffalo for a safe landing about 20 minutes later. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire or heat. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Newburgh with a delay of 4:45 hours.

Incident: Gol B738 near Curitiba on Aug 10th 2017, smoke indication A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GTT performing flight G3-7660 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Santiago (Chile), was enroute at FL340 about 80nm west of Curitiba,PR (Brazil) when the crew received a smoke indication and diverted the aircraft to Curitiba for a safe landing about 20 minutes later. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PR-GUR was dispatched to Curitiba, continued the flight and delivered the passengers to Santiago with a delay of 6:20 hours.

Incident: Hawaiian B763 over Pacific on Aug 11th 2017, smoke in cockpit A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N583HA performing flight HA-64 from Lihue,HI to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 276 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 1200nm eastnortheast of Lihue about 3 hours into the flight and about 1000nm northeast of Hilo,HI (USA) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to turn around and divert to Hilo (with a substantial tail wind during the diversion), where the aircraft landed safely about 2:20 hours later. The aircraft taxied to the apron, where the passengers disembarked normally. A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N588HA reached Los Angeles with a delay of 11 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Hilo about 12 hours after landing.

Accident: Jetblue A320 near Buffalo on Aug 10th 2017, fumes injure 3 A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N547JB performing flight B6-19 from Boston,MA to San Diego,CA (USA) with 126 passengers, was enroute at FL340 about 60nm northwest of Buffalo,NY (USA) when a number cabin crew reported feeling ill complaining about dizziness and headache, at the same passengers reported fumes/unusual odour in the cabin. The flight crew advised ATC cabin crew reported an odour from the aft galley and decided to turn around and divert to Buffalo where the aircraft landed safely about 30 minutes later. Three people were taken to a hospital, a number of passengers were medically assessed at the airport however no passenger was taken to a hospital. A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N729JB was dispatched to Buffalo, continued the flight and reached San Diego with a delay of 6 hours. Passengers reported they were smelling an unusual odour and fumes aft of the wings, a good number of passengers complained about headache. Emergency services with detectors entered the aircraft after landing and checked the cabin. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Buffalo due to crew members requiring medical attention. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority reported two cabin crew were taken to a hospital for dizziness. Airport police reported three cabin crew reported ill and were taken to a hospital. The airport reported two cabin crew and a pilot were taken to a hospital.