# Incident 20190911015639I: Airbus A321-231, Nassau, September 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2019, 09:18 local time
- Place: Nassau
- Airport: Nassau
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Aircraft: N958JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N958JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-231 (registry code 3940032, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2533-A5 (registry code 34611, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-231
- Reported engine: IAE V2533-A5
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911015639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA19WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA216), Sep 11, 2019: Airbus A321 (N958JB), Nassau, Bahamas, incident, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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