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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-323X |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N270AY |
| MSN: | 315 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | LHR-CLT -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Approximately 7 hours into flight AA731 from London, UK (LHR) to Charlotte, NC (CLT), a bag in the overhead compartment began to smoke. It was removed and extinguished. The source appeared to be an e-cigarette which was placed in a containment bag. No other damage was reported.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightera.net/en/flight_details/American+Airlines-London-Charlotte/AA731/EGLL/2019-06-09
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2008 | N270AY | US Airways | 0 | Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 11:12 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 19:24 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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