# Incident 20070210001439I: Airbus A320232, Jamaica, NY, February 10, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 40.6439° N, 73.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6439&lon=-73.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N648JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N648JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-232 (registry code 3940004, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527-A5 (registry code 34604, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07IA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210001439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2007, N648JB WAS OPERATING AS FLIGHT 721 ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHT FROM JFK TO NAS. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX. 7000' AGL THE INFLIGHT CREW RESPONDED TO A SERIES OF PASSENGER CALL BUTTON, AND IN THE PROCESS NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE ROWS 18 AND 19, AIRCRAFT LEFT SIDE (SEATSABC). THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN OPENED THE OVERHEAD BIN DOOR AND OBSERVED THICK BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE BIN. THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM AUDIO/VISUAL RECORDING EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO A MEMBER OF THE NEWS MEDIA. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN DISCHARGED TWO HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHICH SUCCESSFULLY PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND THE SMOKE BEGAN TO SUBSIDE AT THAT POINT. THE ENTIRE EVENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES ACCORDING TO THE INFLIGHT CREW. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH NY TRACON AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO JFK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC07IA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07IA063), Feb 10, 2007: Airbus A-320-232 (N648JB), New York, NY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The in-flight fire which was caused by the catastrophic failure of a 9-volt battery from an unknown cause.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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