ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217888
Last updated: 5 July 2021
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| Date: | 27-OCT-2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-842 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-OQD |
| MSN: | 026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | between Sydney and Los Angeles -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
The mobile phone of one of the passengers caught fire. The fire was contained by the crew and the aircraft continued the flight normally.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/ACCREP3.pdf
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 Jul 2014 | VH-OQD | Qantas | 0 | near Los Angeles, CA |  |
unk |
| 16 May 2016 | VH-OQD | Qantas | 0 | 1500 km WSW of Dallas, TX, USA |  |
non |
| Litium battery thermal event. | ||||||
Images:
Photo of VH-OQD courtesy AirHistory.net
London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)
19 September 2015; (c) Mark McEwan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 20:15 | harro | Added |
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