Spirit flight 305 , emergency landing

Created on Monday, 23 September 2013 15:44 | Print

20 September 2013

Spirit Airlines flight NK-305 , Airbus A319 from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas took off from Hollywood international airport and was climbing at 4600 feet when the crew reported smoke inside cockpit.The crew declared an emergency and diverted back to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing on runway 9L

Passengers reported that soon after take off began smell inside cabin like "burned batteries" and after that captain announced that they are diverting back to airport

 

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood international airport

fort-lauderdale

 

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS305/history/20130920/1100Z/KFLL/KLAS