ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197362
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| Date: | 02-AUG-2017 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-841 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIMI |
| MSN: | 072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 510 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Montreal -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |
Lufthansa flight LH440 was en route from Frankfurt, Germany to Houston, Texas, USA when a lithium battery powerbank of a passenger overheated in the cabin.
During cruise flight approximately 260 nautical miles North East of Montreal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, QC (CYUL), the flight crew was informed of heavy electrical smoke/fire under seat 10C. The source of the smoke/fire was identified as a passenger lithium power bank stuck in the seat mechanism. The cabin crew extinguished the fire with the use of 3 fire extinguishers. Once extinguished, the electrical smell dissipated after completion of smoke removal procedure. No emergency was declared and the aircraft continued to its destination where an uneventful landing was carried out.
Sources:
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lufthansa-flight-suffers-mid-air-blaze-caused-by-exploding-battery-charging-device-1634239utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=%2Flufthansa-flight-suffers-mid-air-blaze-caused-by-exploding-battery-charging-device-1634239
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/lh440#e5271dc
TSB Report A17Q0126
Images:
Photo of D-AIMI courtesy AirHistory.net
Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA / FRF)
13 August 2013; (c) Anton Homma
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2017 18:51 | harro | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 06:28 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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