Monday, October 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A fault in a fan unit was detected about 20 minutes before a Frontier flight caught fire upon landing in Las Vegas, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report.
On Oct. 5 around 3:10 p.m., Frontier Airlines flight 1326 from San Diego to Las Vegas made a hard landing at Harry Reid International Airport, resulting in a brake fire during the landing, the report said.
Just prior to the top of descent, the cabin crew advised the flight deck of an odor in the front part of the plane. The odor was described as a chemical smell that was “difficult to identify.” Shortly after the cabin crew smelled the odor in the cockpit and initially described it as “mildew-like” however, it became increasingly pungent and ended up smelling like burning rubber, according to the report.