What happened
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(-23) On 10/29/04 at approx 2221 local N679MG, a Boeing 727-225 aircraft was departing Raleigh-Durham airport (rdu) and was enroute to parkersburg, WV (pkb) 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 camera battery, 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 rdu airport where they landed without incident. N679MG is operated by champion air, a FAR 121 supplemental air carrier and was chartered to carry privacy data omitted no injuries were sustained by privacy data omitted 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.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/29/04 AT APPROX 2221 LOCAL N679MG, A BOEING 727-225 AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT (RDU) AND WAS ENROUTE TO PARKERSBURG, WV (PKB) 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 CAMERA BATTERY, 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 RDU AIRPORT WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. N679MG IS OPERATED BY CHAMPION AIR, A FAR 121 SUPPLEMENTAL AIR CARRIER AND WAS CHARTERED TO CARRY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 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.
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