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| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-224 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N19117 |
| MSN: | 27559/706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 178 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA) -
 Portugal
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN/LEBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | GPIAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Continental Flight CO120 was flying from Newark (KEWR) to Barcelona (LEBL), maintaining FL 360. Passing approximately 30ºW, an electric odour, mixed with a light smoke, was noticed in forward cabin. The crew performed recommended checklists and, for safety reasons diverted to Lajes airport. Once on ground, maintenance discovered there was a short circuit in video monitor of In-flight Entertainment System, situated above passenger’s seats 1E and 1F. The system was inhibited and the flight continued according MEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
GPIAAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2025 09:56 | ASN | Added |
| 12-Apr-2025 10:52 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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