DCA10WA052

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 767-323 · Keflavik, Iceland · April 13, 2010

Incident · Minor injuriesForeign investigation
Date
April 13, 2010, 13:05 local (13:05 UTC)
Place
Keflavik, Iceland
Injuries
5 minor, 140 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N380ANBoeing 767-323
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
75755

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On April 13, 2010, at 1:05pm local time, a Boeing 767, US registration N380AN, operated by American Airlines as a scheduled flight from Paris to DFW, diverted to Keflavik, Iceland, following reports of fumes in the cabin and cabin reports of illness. The flight landed safely. 5 cabin crewmembers experienced severe vertigo. This incident is being investigated by the AAIB-Iceland. The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the AAIB-Iceland's investigation under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of the operator and manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Hus FBSR Flugvallarvegi 101 Reykjavik Iceland Website: http://www.rnf.is

Aircraft

Registration
N380AN
Reported as
Boeing 767-323
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25449
Engines
GE CF6-80 SERIES, 47,600 lbs thrust, turbo fanGE CF6-80 SERIES, 47,600 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
American Airlines Inc
Registered owner
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
LFPG · Paris
Destination
KDFW · Dallas, TX
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
BIKF · Keflavik

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