A Frontier flight from San Diego to Las Vegas landed in flames and smoke about a month ago. No one was injured, but 200 passengers on board were left without an explanation of what went wrong, including Eydith Kauffman in Normal Heights.
“This was a horrible experience,” Kauffman said.
ABC 10News first spoke to Kauffman days after the incident. 10News reporter Perla Shaheen followed through with her on Wednesday, and she says she’s still traumatized.
“The thing that exacerbated the trauma and stress of this accident was that there was absolutely no communication,” Kauffman said.
A new preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board gives new details on what happened. It shows a fan meant to cool down the electrical equipment that stopped working.
“When that fan fails, if it fails badly, it smokes and gives you that acrid smell,” said Former San Diego commercial pilot Joe Graham.
Flight attendants are cited, saying the smell was similar to burning rubber and plastic. Kauffman put on her mask to block it out.