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| Date: | Wednesday 3 September 2014 |
| Time: | 20:58 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-36Q (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Jet2 |
| Registration: | G-GDFT |
| MSN: | 29141/3035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 157 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGNX) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB) |
| East Midlands Airport (EMA/EGMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Jet2 flight LS644 from Ibiza, Spain, landed at East Midlands Airport, U.K. following an electrical failure in flight, which the crew diagnosed as a failure of the battery busbar. As the aircraft taxied towards its parking stand, an acrid smoke haze appeared within the cabin and flight deck and an emergency evacuation was carried out. Although the aircraft was successfully evacuated, cabin communication difficulties were encountered due to the failure of the PA system and a fault with a loud hailer unit.
The battery bus failure was caused by one or more loose R1 relay terminals, leading to a break in electrical continuity. The acrid smoke in the cabin and cockpit was a direct result of the relay failure. The loss of the air cycle machine (ACM) cooling fans caused dust and oil residue to burn off the hot metal duct surfaces in the air conditioning system and the resulting fumes entered the cabin, prompting the evacuation.
Damage to airframe: R1 relay damaged
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/55cc451fed915d5343000028/Boeing_737-36Q_G-GDFT_08-08.pdf
2. CAA: http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2743210/We-smell-burning-Panicked-passengers-forced-climb-plane-wing-smoke-filled-cabin-electrical-problem-prompts-emergency-landing.html
4. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/506975/Jet2-Plane-Forced-Emergency-Landing
Location
Media:
Passengers 'battered doors open' to escape #Jet2 plane forced to make emergency landing: http://t.co/YbF3jBK6sS pic.twitter.com/69JOAUOThv
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) September 4, 2014#EastMidlands
@Jet2_Tweets passengers climb on plane wing after emergency landing @MailOnline http://t.co/ilOyncvH1M pic.twitter.com/YjblKAdnnz
— StandingStill (@JimmyZeltwig) September 4, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 07:57 | harro | Added |
| 04-Sep-2014 08:30 | Chieftainc | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Sep-2014 17:03 | Peter75 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 04-Sep-2014 17:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Aug-2015 16:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2015 02:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2015 02:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 04-Oct-2015 02:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
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