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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757 · Los Angeles, CA · September 10, 2009

Date: September 10, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N699AN
Reported as: Boeing 757
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard: 122
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The battery from a portable dvd player provided by the airline started to burn while being collected from the passenger. Flight attendants extinguished the battery using two halon extinguishers and water and ice. The aircraft landed without incident and the passengers deplaned normally. Two f/a’s were taken to the hospital with nose and throat irritation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE BATTERY FROM A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER PROVIDED BY THE AIRLINE STARTED TO BURN WHILE BEING COLLECTED FROM THE PASSENGER. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EXTINGUISHED THE BATTERY USING TWO HALON EXTINGUISHERS AND WATER AND ICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY. TWO F/A’S WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION.