ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231222
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 2019 |
| Time: | 15:53 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-333ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FIUW |
| MSN: | 35249/712 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 253 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Liverpool, en route London Heathrow to Toronto Pearson -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 777-300 operated by Air Canada, was conducting flight AC849 from London/Heathrow (EGLL), UK to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl. (CYYZ), Canada. After level off at cruise altitude, following a report of smoke in the lavatory, the flight crew declared a PAN PAN with ATC. Subsequently it was determined that a passenger laptop that was emitting smoke in cabin. As per cabin procedure, the laptop was contained in a bag and cooled with water. The PAN PAN was cancelled when the smoke source was confirmed to be the laptop and was subsequently controlled by cabin crew. The flight landed without further event at CYYZ.
The smoke event was likely caused by a thermal runaway of the laptop's lithium ion battery.
Sources:
1. TSB Canada: https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/index.html
2. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/14096/canada-b773-near-london-on-dec-3rd-2019-smoke-in-lavatory
3. https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-laptop-smoke/
4. https://www.airteamimages.com/boeing-777_C-FIUW_air-canada_342739_large.html
5. https://baaa-acro.com/spotting/c-fiuw
6. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d03cee3&opt=0
Media:
15 June 2014, 19:20 Air Canada Boeing 777-333/ER C-FIUW Flight AC877 from FRA to YYZ:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2019 10:19 | harro | Added |
| 21-Oct-2020 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Oct-2020 17:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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