Created Thursday, Sep 19th 2024 08:48Z, last updated Thursday, Sep 19th 2024 08:48Z
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-900, registration N404DX performing flight
DL-3 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 293 people on board, was climbing out of New York when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 reporting fumes in the cabin, the crew donned their oxygen masks. The crew subsequently decided to return to JFK and requested medical assistance for one of the passengers. The aircraft landed overweight but safely back on JFK's runway 13R about 50 minutes after departure. There were no injuries.
A replacement Airbus A330-900 registration N405DX reached London with a delay of about 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 34.5 hours, then positioned to Seattle,WA (USA) and remained on the ground in Seattle until Sep 17th before returning to service.
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