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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 2025 |
| Time: | 18:15 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-333ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
| Registration: | C-FIUL |
| MSN: | 35255/642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over Baffin Bay -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Canada flight AC861, a Boeing 777-300ER, was en route from London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), UK, to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) over Baffin Bay when a passenger's cell phone started melting and emitted smoke. The crew were able to contain the cell phone in the personal electronic device bag.
Sources:
TSB A25F0159
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fiul#39e066db
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 December 2019 | C-FIUL | Air Canada | 0 | Toronto–Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario (YYZ) | |
min |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2025 06:28 | ASN | Added |
| 27-Apr-2025 06:31 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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