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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb SkyWest Airlines |
| Registration: | N785SK |
| MSN: | 10285 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-8C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Mammoth Lakes Airport, CA (MMH/KMMH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On United Express flight 5598 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Mammoth, CA (MMH), after push back, a flight attendant's electronic flight attendant device (EFAD) battery caught on fire. The fire was extinguished quickly and the EFAD was placed in the fire containment bag.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightera.net/en/flight_details/United+Airlines-Los+Angeles-Mammoth+Lakes/UA5598/KLAX/2019-04-05
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 11:12 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 19:17 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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