# Incident 20171004016309I: Airbus A320-214, Jamacia, NY, October 4, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2017, 05:20 local time
- Place: Jamacia, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VQIA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624VA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/P
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171004016309I

## Narrative

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

VIRGIN AMERICA AIRLINES (VQIA) FLIGHT 1260, AN A320-214 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N624VA, OPERATING A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (LAS), NEVADA TO JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JFK), JAMACIA, NEW YORK, REPORTED TO N90 APPROACH CONTROL A LAPTOP COMPUTER FIRE IN THE CABIN ENROUTE. N90 APPROACH CONTROL ADVISED JFK LOCAL CONTROL OF THE FIRE IN THE CABIN AND THAT THE FLIGHT CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT. FLIGHT CREW ADVISED JFK LOCAL CONTROL THE LAPTOP FIRE WAS CONTAINED IN A FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT JFK AND TAXIIED TO THE GATE WITH THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT IN TRAIL.

ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND AIRPORT AGENCY REPORTS THE INFLIGHT FIRE ORIGINATED IN A BAG WHERE A PASSENGER HAD NUMEROUS FREE BATTERIES THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DAMAGED CARPET IN THE AISLE AT ROW 8. THE FLIGHT ATTENDENTS PLACED THE BURNING BATTERIES IN A LAPTOP COMPUTER FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG AND USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO HELP CONTAIN THE FIRE INSIDE THE CONTAINMENT BAG. THE CARPET SUFFERED COSMETIC DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR BOARDS UNDER THE CARPET. THE CARPET, THE FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG AND THE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER ALL REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY DEPLANED AT THE GATE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGERS AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY. SEE LOG PAGE NUMBER 1148035. SEE PTRS EA15201800286.

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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