ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301336
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 November 2022 |
| Time: | 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-HEPJ |
| MSN: | 7873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP/LEMG) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air France flight AF9421, an Airbus A320-214, was on short final for landing on runway 26L at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) when a passenger's electronic cigarette caught fire.
The cabin crew intervened with the dedicated kit to contain the fire.
Contributing factors
The following factors may have contributed to the battery overheating:
- failure of the passenger to take previous signs of malfunctioning of the electronic cigarette into account;
- the passenger carrying the electronic cigarette in his trouser pocket, without using a protective device to prevent accidental activation;
- failure to check that the electronic cigarette was completely extinguished before the flight
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-f-hepj-operated-by-air-france-on-02-11-2022-at-roissy/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2022 15:04 | harro | Added |
| 18-Nov-2022 15:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2023 12:30 | harro | Updated [[Time, Other fatalities, Narrative]] |
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