NK816 - Incident: Spirit A320 near Phoenix on Jun 30th 2024

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N637NK performing flight NK-816 from Los Angeles,CA to Kansas City,MO (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 90nm north of Phoenix,AZ when the crew decided to divert to Phoenix reporting a burning smell on the flight deck. The aircraft landed safely on Phoenix's runway 26 about 22 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5:20 hours, then continued the flight and reached Kansas City with a delay of about 6 hours.

The FAA reported: "Spirit Airlines Flight 816 landed safely at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport around 4 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 30, after the crew reported a burning smell in the flight deck. The Airbus A320 was flying from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City International Airport. The FAA will investigate."