Summary American Airlines Flight 2392 experienced an unknown odor in the cabin, resulting in an emergency landing in Raleigh shortly after takeoff. Crew donned oxygen masks, but the masks didn't deploy in the cabin. Passengers were extremely frightened, but no medical attention was needed.
Passengers had to wait for a replacement aircraft to continue their journey to Hartford, arriving over three hours behind schedule. Thursday's American Airlines Flight 2392 from Charlotte, NC, to Hartford, CT, had to divert to Raleigh shortly after takeoff due to an unknown odor in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely without incident, and no passengers needed medical attention.
However, the aircraft could not taxi to the gate. Unknown cabin odor American Airlines flight 2392 flies nonstop from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Bradley International Airport (BDL). The airline uses a Boeing 737-800 narrowbody twinjet for the route.
According to The Aviation Herald , the aircraft climbed 32,000 ft out of CLT when the crew reported smoke onboard. As a result, the crew donned their smoke masks and descended to 4,000 ft, but they needed more time to run some checklists, which required five to ten minutes. The crew also requested emergency services on standby but weren't expecting to evacuate the aircraft upon landing.
Though the flight crew donned their oxygen masks, the masks in the cabin didn't deploy, and no passengers had to be checked out by medical personnel. However, many .
