ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43544
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 2008 |
| Time: | 02:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-200 |
| Owner/operator: | TACA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | San Jose -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | MROC |
| KMIA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight LR690/TA 7690, The Plane flew from San Salvador (El Salvador Airport - MSLP to Costa Rica (San Jose Airport- MROC).
After take off for Miami at 20:30 local time, the plane returned to San Jose due to a chemical smell, also described as fuel smell in the cabin. The crew needed to go-around on their first attempt to return to the airport due to fog, but managed a safe landing on their second approach amid a full emergency response by the airport about one hour after departure.
The flight took off again with a delay of over 4 hours.
Sources:
http://www.diariocolatino.com/es/20081025/internacionales/60133/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2008 03:38 | ddkLONDON | Added |
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