Incident Boeing 777-223ER N793AN,
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Date:Tuesday 3 May 2011
Time:15:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-223ER
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N793AN
MSN: 30255/299
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Moncton, NB (Greater Moncton internation Airport YQM/CYQM -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:EGLL/LHR
Destination airport:KORD
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During flight AA-47 from London to Chicago, an American Airlines Boeing 777 was forced to land in Moncton due to smoke in the cockpit. The local fire department determined that the smoke was the result of an electrical fire caused by an overheated battery.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20110826044923/http://www.cbc.ca:80/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/05/03/nb-emergency-landing-moncton.html?ref=rss

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2011 02:16 vvvww Added
04-May-2011 07:40 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
09-May-2011 12:25 vvvww Updated [Location]

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