WPR09RA402

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 757 · Keflavík, Iceland · June 15, 2009

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 15, 2009, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
Place
Keflavík, Iceland
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
TF FIABoeing 757
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
74546

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Factual narrative

On June 15, 2009, a Boeing 757-200, TF-FIA, experienced heat and smoke emanating from the in-flight entertainment system audio jacks, located in two passenger armrests. The incident occurred prior to takeoff from Keflavík International Airport, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland. After the smoke was observed, power to the entertainment system in the affected seats was shut down, and the flight continued without further incident to Minneapolis-St Paul International, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Iceland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Iceland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Board - Iceland Hus FBSR Flugvallarvegi 101 Reykjavik Iceland Office +354 511 1666 (0800 - 1600 hrs) +354 569 4141 (1600 - 0800 hrs) +354 660 0336 (24 hours) Fax +354 511 1667 GSM +354 660 0333 E-mail: rnf@rnf.is Website: http://www.rnf.is

Aircraft

Registration
TF FIA
Reported as
Boeing 757
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Icelandair
Registered owner
Icelandair
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
KEF · Keflavík
Destination
MSP · Minneapolis, MN
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
KEF · Keflavík International Airport

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 10 KB in all.