ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152947
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-208 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Icelandair |
| Registration: | TF-FIV |
| MSN: | 30424/956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Enroute over Ireland -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona Airport (BCN/LEBL) |
| Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF) | |
| Investigating agency: | RNF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Boeing 757-200 operated by Icelandair, was over Ireland, enroute from Barcelona Airport (LEBL) in Spain to Keflavik Airport (BIKF)
Iceland, when a passenger complained that smoke was coming from the audio jack in the seat’s armrest. The armrest was hot and there was smell of electrical burning. The Senior Cabin Attendant notified the Commander, who then switched off the In-Flight Entertainment system (IFE). The armrest cooled down and the rest of the flight was without further incident. The aircraft landed as scheduled at Keflavik International Airport (BIKF) in Iceland a few hours later.
The system components were examined and tested at the manufacturer’s facilities in the United States under supervision of a representative from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
No root cause was established during the examination. It was however established that a voltage source of less than 32VDC caused the audio jack to overheat.
It was concluded that the occurrence was a single event and the manufacturer was going to monitor any future faults of this kind. The IAAIB decided not to investigate the incident further.
On June 15, 2009 a second incident occurred of the same nature during pushback of a Boeing 757 aircraft from the terminal building at Keflavik Airport (BIKF) in Iceland. A passenger in seat 5F reported a smell of something burning and that the armrest of his seat was getting hot. When the audio jack was touched it was burning hot. The doors were opened again and a technician unplugged seat 5F from the IFE system.
After a second push-back a passenger in seat 5D called and reported the same problem. The aircraft was brought back to the gate where technicians unplugged the electricity to both seats. After that the armrest cooled down and the aircraft departed
Keflavik.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://rnsa.is/frettir/nr/250
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 2018 | TF-FIV | Icelandair | 0 | Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF) |  |
non |
| Taxiway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 08:11 | harro | Added |
| 24-Dec-2021 18:44 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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