ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193903
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| Date: | Friday 29 October 2004 |
| Time: | 22:21 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-225 |
| Owner/operator: | Champion Air |
| Registration: | N679MG |
| MSN: | 22557/1795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 67 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham International Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Parkersburg-Wood County Airport, WV (PKB/KPKB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 727-225 aircraft was departing Raleigh-Durham Airport and was enroute to Parkersburg, WV when a fire ignited in seat 14A of the passenger cabin. The source of the fire was determined to be caused by a 9 volt lithium battery from a camera, which according to witness exploded and the shrapnel ignited the seat on fire. The fire was extinguished by the flight attendants and on board personnel. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to Raleigh where they landed without incident.
After landing back at rdu the fire was evaluated by airport fire rescue, and was determined to be fully extinguished. The seat assembly was placed on the minimum equipment list (mel) by on board maintenance personnel and the aircraft was returned to service.
The aircraft had been chartered for the VP campaign plane of Sen. Edwards.
Sources:
FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2017 18:26 | harro | Added |
| 01-Mar-2017 18:27 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2018 18:30 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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