19990715025299I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · El Paso, TX · July 15, 1999

Date: July 15, 1999 · 10:44 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N689AA
Reported as: Boeing 757223
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N689AARegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2018 · Boeing 757-223S/N 25731 · Built 1993 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 15, 1999, at approximately 10:44 am MDT, American airlines, flight 1280, a Boeing 7570223, diverted into El Paso, TX on a flight from lax to dfw due to a strange odor in the cabin. Maintenance determined the odor came from the cabin video. The video was shut off and placarded and the flight continued on to it's destination. File closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 15, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:44 AM MDT, AMERICAN AIRLINES, FLIGHT 1280, A BOEING 7570223, DIVERTED INTO EL PASO, TX ON A FLIGHT FROM LAX TO DFW DUE TO A STRANGE ODOR IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE ODOR CAME FROM THE CABIN VIDEO. THE VIDEO WAS SHUT OFF AND PLACARDED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO IT'S DESTINATION. FILE CLOSED.