ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178885
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| Date: | Friday 21 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ZBJG |
| MSN: | 38614/187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
British Airways flight BA18 from Seoul, South Korea to London-Heathrow Airport, diverted to Irkutsk Airport (IKT) in Russia following a cabin smoke event.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route at FL380 when a passenger's mobile phone began overheating. It began emitting smoke, causing the flight crew to carry out a precautionary diversion to Irkutsk. Descent was initiated at 05:27 hours UTC and a safe landing was carried out at 05:54 hours UTC (13:54 local time).
According to Russian sources the device was a Blackberry 9720. The owner reportedly accidentally allowed the phone to slide between seats were it became stuck next to a seat mounting. Pressure was used to retrieve the phone, causing damage to the battery, resulting in overheating.
Sources:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ba-dreamliner-plane-grounded-by-passengers-overheated-mobile-phone-10465157.html
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/g-zbjg/#72ef110
http://lifenews.ru/news/159750
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 2017 | G-ZBJG | British Airways | 0 | near London Heathrow Airport |  |
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| Lightningstrike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2015 09:57 | harro | Added |
| 22-Aug-2015 10:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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