What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 11, 2019, jetblue flight 1706, an Airbus 321-231, registration number N958JB, operating a passenger revenue flight from santa domingo airport, santo domingo, to orlando international airport, FL, diverted to Nassau Airport (nas), Bahamas, due to a reported forward cargo smoke indication. The flight crew discharged one cargo fire bottle in flight and declared an emergency. After landing, the fire department notified the captain that they detected a rising temperature from the forward cargo compartment. The captain gave the order to evacuate and the flight attendants deployed six emergency evacuation slides. One passenger was reported injured and hospitalized. Their condition is unknown at this time. A preliminary report from the local jetblue contract maintenance provider finds no evidence of fire or smoke. A preliminary records review indicates no prior history of cargo smoke detection faults on this aircraft
Crew deployed L1, L2, L3, R1, R2, R3 and right fwd/aft emergency exit slides.
Jb tech ops crew performed a general visual inspections of all pax doors per amm 5-28-30, deflated and removed all deployed slides. Performed pressurization check per amm 5-53-00. Performed cargo smoke system & cids director ops checks per amm 23-73-34.no defects noted. Placed cargo system smoke detection on MEL and aircraft repositioned under mx ferry (ferry permit dated: 9/12/19, nas-mco).in mco all door slides and emg ext slides replaced per amm 25-62-47 & 25-62-44. R/r fwd cargo smoke detectors 2WH/4WH per amm 26-16-15. R/r cargo fire bottles & squibs per amm 26-23-41.as per jb safety investigation request tech ops removed both dvr/cfdr for quarantine for further investigation. Replaced dvr/cfdr per amm 23-71-35 & 31-33-55 and ops checked per amm 23-71-00.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2019, JETBLUE FLIGHT 1706, AN AIRBUS 321-231, REGISTRATION NUMBER N958JB, OPERATING A PASSENGER REVENUE FLIGHT FROM SANTA DOMINGO AIRPORT, SANTO DOMINGO, TO ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL, DIVERTED TO NASSAU AIRPORT (NAS), BAHAMAS, DUE TO A REPORTED FORWARD CARGO SMOKE INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CREW DISCHARGED ONE CARGO FIRE BOTTLE IN FLIGHT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY DETECTED A RISING TEMPERATURE FROM THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CAPTAIN GAVE THE ORDER TO EVACUATE AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DEPLOYED SIX EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDES. ONE PASSENGER WAS REPORTED INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. THEIR CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE LOCAL JETBLUE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE. A PRELIMINARY RECORDS REVIEW INDICATES NO PRIOR HISTORY OF CARGO SMOKE DETECTION FAULTS ON THIS AIRCRAFT
CREW DEPLOYED L1, L2, L3, R1, R2, R3 AND RIGHT FWD/AFT EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDES.
JB TECH OPS CREW PERFORMED A GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF ALL PAX DOORS PER AMM 5-28-30, DEFLATED AND REMOVED ALL DEPLOYED SLIDES. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK PER AMM 5-53-00. PERFORMED CARGO SMOKE SYSTEM & CIDS DIRECTOR OPS CHECKS PER AMM 23-73-34.NO DEFECTS NOTED. PLACED CARGO SYSTEM SMOKE DETECTION ON MEL AND AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED UNDER MX FERRY (FERRY PERMIT DATED: 9/12/19, NAS-MCO).IN MCO ALL DOOR SLIDES AND EMG EXT SLIDES REPLACED PER AMM 25-62-47 & 25-62-44. R/R FWD CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS 2WH/4WH PER AMM 26-16-15. R/R CARGO FIRE BOTTLES & SQUIBS PER AMM 26-23-41.AS PER JB SAFETY INVESTIGATION REQUEST TECH OPS REMOVED BOTH DVR/CFDR FOR QUARANTINE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.REPLACED DVR/CFDR PER AMM 23-71-35 & 31-33-55 AND OPS CHECKED PER AMM 23-71-00.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.