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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 2021 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Owner/operator: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registration: | N304FR |
| MSN: | 07367 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15856 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26E1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Raleigh-Durham International Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk International Airport, VA (ORF/KORF) |
| Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Frontier Airlines flight FFT1159, an Airbus A320neo, diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU/KRDU), North Carolina, after experiencing a fume/odor event.
The aircraft took off from Norfolk International Airport (ORF/KORF), Virginia, at 2115 UTC. Shortly after reaching FL360 the flight crew decided to divert the aircraft to Raleigh-Durham. The aircraft landed at 21:55 UTC and taxied to the apron where an evacuation was carried out via the forward slides.
Sources:
https://www.wral.com/frontier-flight-s-emergency-landing-at-rdu-stems-from-fume-odor-event/19941002/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/f91159#299d6c97
Location
Media:
.@FlyFrontier Airlines reported smoke on the plane that made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, but said no one was injured. #RDU https://t.co/2IjfljcVnE
— The News & Observer (@newsobserver) October 23, 2021
(📸: Courtesy of Darrin Gavidia) pic.twitter.com/hfaEoIqQ6H
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2021 06:50 | harro | Added |
| 24-Oct-2021 06:51 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2021 08:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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