Service difficulty report · Fire · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
June 9, 2019
Submitted
June 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
315
Aircraft time
85,425 hours, 12,625 cycles
Part
Fire
Condition
Extinguished
Location
Overhead Bin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: CREW REPORTED A FIRE IN THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE SEATS 14AB. A PAX PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A BLANKET. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A VAPING DEVICE IN A PASSENGER BAG IN THE OVERHEAD BIN. NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED, CREW DID OPEN THE PBE KIT. CREW PUT THE DEVICE AFTER IN BATTERY CONTAINMENT BAG. DAMAGE TO THE OVERHEAD BIN ABOVE SEATS 14A/B. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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