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| Date: | Sunday 24 June 2018 |
| Time: | 04:24 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIGV |
| MSN: | 325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Canadian airspace, W of Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San José/Norman Y. Mineta Intl, CA (KSJC) |
| Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, Germany (EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
D-AIGV, an Airbus 340-300 aircraft operated by Lufthansa, was conducting flight LH489 from San José/Norman Y. Mineta Intl, CA (KSJC) to Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, Germany (EDDF). During the cruise portion of the flight in Canadian airspace, a lithium battery powerbank in a passenger's backpack caught fire in the cabin, with a strong smoke formation.
The fire was extinguished with on-board extinguishers (halon) and the battery was then kept cool under observation. The cockpit crew put on the oxygen masks for about 30 minutes. The flight was continued safely and uneventfully until the landing in Frankfurt-Main. Two lightly injured passengers were given medical/psychological care.
At the time of the incident the aircraft had just crossed the coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada between Nutak and Nain.
Sources:
TSB
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2018/Bulletin2018-06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2018 07:11 | harro | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 12:59 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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