Lukt og gasser i flyet - Curt Lewis

Incident: LGW DH8D at Dusseldorf on Oct 11th 2018, smell of burning rubber A LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Eurowings, registration D-ABQB performing flight EW-9062 from Dusseldorf to Nuremberg (Germany), was climbing out of Dusseldorf when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet due to an odour of burning rubber in the cabin and returned to Dusseldorf for a safe landing about 15 minutes after departure. The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. A passenger reported the flight had already been delayed before departure, the captain announced there had been a problem with a de-icing system. Shortly after becoming airborne the air conditioning system became audible, a smell of burning rubber developed in the cabin. The noise from the air conditioning system stopped, the captain announced there had been an odour, the odour dissipated and they were returning to Dusseldorf. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Dusseldorf for about 10.5 hours, then returned to service.

Accident: Spirit A319 near Fort Lauderdale on Oct 1st 2018, fumes injure passengers and crew A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N531NK performing flight NK-1141 from Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) to Guayaquil (Ecuador), was climbing out of Fort Lauderdale when a number of passengers began to complain about feeling sick due to an odour described as rotten smell by some or dirty old socks by others, all three cabin crew began to feel unwell, too. The flight crew was notified of the fumes however decided to continue the flight to Guayaquil. Medlink was called to provide first medical assistance to passengers and cabin crew, the passengers were offered oxygen. Passengers reported nausea, burning eyes, upset stomach and headache. One of the flight attendants began to vomit, another one was shaking and nearly became unconscious, the third complained about nausea and headache with burning eyes. Rashes developed. The aircraft landed in Guayaquil about 4:15 hours after departure. The FAA confirmed: "The crew of Spirit Airlines 1141, an Airbus A319, reported fumes in the aircraft after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on October 1. The crew continued to its destination and landed safely at the Jose Joaquin de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador. The FAA will investigate." At least 6 passengers required medical care after landing in Guayaquil (no further information available about their status), all three flight attendants were taken to the local hospital, two of them remained in stationary hospital care with diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning and were treated with hyperbaric oxygen for at least a week.