Incident Boeing 747-436 G-CIVB,
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Date:Friday 10 July 2009
Time:19:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-436
Owner/operator:British Airways
Registration: G-CIVB
MSN: 25811/1018
Year of manufacture:1993
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 316
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) -   United States of America
Phase: Pushback / towing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX)
Destination airport:London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On July 10th, 2009, British Airways flight 288 was pushing back towards Runway 26 at Sky Harbor Airport at 7:40 p.m. MST (Arizona Time). Upon starting the engines, smoke started pouring into the cabin of the aircraft, and the aircraft was pulled back onto Gate B25 in Phoenix. After the aircraft was back at the Gate, evacuation slides were deployed and all 298 passengers and 18 crew members were safely evacuated. Phoenix Fire Department was on the scene as well as engineers. No Fire was found, However Phoenix Fire crews found smoke in the cabin and the Overhead compartment. 15 People were treated by Paramedics in the terminal for cuts and bruises from the evacuation slides. 1 person was transported to a local hospital for complaints of shoulder pain.

Sources:

http://avherald.com/h?article=41c7d727
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5802986/Passengers-tell-of-panic-on-smoke-filled-jet.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8145686.stm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/11/british-airways-evacuated-smoke-phoenix

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2019 05:46 BA38p Added
24-Oct-2019 19:04 Anon. Updated [Nature, Embed code]

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