Dagens røykvarsler - Curt Lewis

Incident: Jetblue A321 near Bermuda on Mar 10th 2018, cargo smoke indication   A Jetblue Airbus A321-200, registration N905JB performing flight B6-1468 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 207 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 160nm southwest of Bermuda (Bermuda) when the crew declared emergency reporting a cargo smoke indication. The crew decided to divert to Bermuda. On the way to Bermuda the crew advised that everything looked normal again, they would roll to the end of the runway and vacate the runway there, then stop and request emergency services to check the aircraft from the outside with thermal imaging, and once the emergency services would give the thumbs up, they'd continued to taxi to the apron, have the passengers disembark, and once all passengers are off the cargo door should be opened for inspection. The aircraft landed safely on Bermuda's runway 30 about 30 minutes after reporting the cargo smoke indication. The aircraft taxied to the apron following first examination, the passenger disembarked normally. A replacement A321-200 registration N903JB was dispatched to Bermuda, continued the flight and reached New York with a delay of 7 hours. The occurrence aircraft departed Bermuda as flight B6-6100 to New York JFK about 5 hours after landing.

 

Incident: LATAM Argentina A320 at Buenos Aires on Mar 9th 2018, smoke in cockpit   A LATAM Argentina Airbus A320-200, registration LV-BFO performing flight 4M-7732/LA-7732 from Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA to El Calafate,SC (Argentina) with 167 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing through FL300 out of Buenos Aires when smoke developed in the cockpit prompting the crew to divert to Buenos Aires' Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) for a safe landing about 45 minutes after departure. Argentina's JIAAC (Accident Investigation) rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation. The damage to the aircraft is being determined. The airline reported there had been a small amount of smoke in the back of the cabin. ACARS messages received from the aircraft include "VENT BLOWER FAULT" and "VENT EXTRACT FAULT" indications, both indications related to avionics cooling.

 

Incident: Arik DH8D near Accra on Mar 6th 2018, smoke in cabin   An Arik Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration 5N-BKX performing flight W3-304 from Lagos (Nigeria) to Accra (Ghana) with 81 people on board, was enroute about 20 minutes prior to estimated landing when a burning odour was noticed in the cabin soon followed by smoke triggering smoke detectors. The crew declared emergency and accelerated the approach into Accra where the aircraft landed safely. A rapid disembarkation was performed, the passengers were subsequently bussed to the terminal. A passenger reported that smoke developed in the cabin about 20 minutes prior to landing. After landing they disembarked rapidly leaving all their belongings behind and were later reunited with their belongings by the airline. The airline reported smoke of unknown origin was detected in flight about 81nm before Accra, the captain declared emergency in compliance with standard operating procedures. The aircraft landed in Accra without further incident.

 

Phoenix-to-Dallas Southwest Airlines flight diverted to Albuquerque after smoke fills cabin Emergency crews at Albuquerque International Sunport on night of March 11, 2018 at Southwest Airlines plane that was diverted while en route form Phoenix to Dallas after smoke filled the cabin  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A Dallas-bound flight was diverted to the Albuquerque International Sunport Sunday night after smoke filled the aircraft's cabin, CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE-TV reports. Southwest Flight 3562 was headed from Phoenix to Dallas Love Field but was forced to land in Albuquerque after what might have been an electrical fire. Southwest told CBS News in a statement that, "The Captain declared an emergency to receive priority handling from air traffic controllers after deviating from the filed flight plan. After safely landing, 140 passengers evacuated the aircraft on a clear taxiway. Initial reports indicate five Customers requested assessment by medical personnel." The Albuquerque Fire Department tweeted that two of them were taken to local hospitals. There was no word on the extent of their injuries. KRQE news crews on-scene could see several emergency vehicles on the runway, tending to the plane and passengers. Passengers later boarded another plane and continued to Dallas. One passenger aboard the flight, a Dallas Police officer, tweeted that Southwest handled the emergency swiftly and professionally.