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| Date: | Sunday 1 October 2023 |
| Time: | 01:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-ZBKN |
| MSN: | 38630/475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 231 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 90nm NE of Tuktoyaktuk, NT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
British Airways flight BA8, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, experienced smoke in the cabin due to a thermal runaway event of a lithium battery from a portable device (phone) which was stuck down the side of a passenger seat. The cabin was vented, and a Pan Pan was declared. The aircraft diverted to Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport (PANC), Alaska, USA.
Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2023 16:53 | harro | Added |
| 27-Oct-2023 16:51 | harro | Updated |
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