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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2018 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FSBV |
| MSN: | 37182/617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 266 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Canada flight AC101 was delayed for departure from Toronto-Pearson International Airport, Canada when a passenger's phone battery (likely a lithium battery) caught fire on board.
The fire was immediately extinguished by crews and there was no damage to the aircraft. The passenger was treated with minor burns.
Sources:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/passenger-burned-in-cellphone-fire-on-air-canada-flight-1.3824149
ASN Safety Issue: Lithium battery safety - https://aviation-safety.net/database/issue/lithium.php
Media:
Update
— Tom Podolec (@TomPodolec) March 1, 2018
Cell phone caught fire on board Air Canada #AC101. Female taken to hospital with minor burns.
Flight is now taxiing for departure to Vancouver from Toronto; delayed two hours. https://t.co/Ly95CqczzD pic.twitter.com/DxNw5qSLeW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 15:11 | harro | Added |
| 01-Mar-2018 15:14 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2018 15:15 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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