ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217888
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| Date: | Saturday 27 October 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-842 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-OQD |
| MSN: | 026 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 972B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| 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) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
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
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 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 | ||||||
| 15 October 2023 | VH-OQD | Qantas | 0 | 67.2 NM 84.7 degrees from Balgo Hill Aerodrome, NT |  |
non |
| Inflight fire | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 20:15 | harro | Added |
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