# SDR AALA202610056957

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 30, 2026
- Submitted: October 6, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N708UW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708UW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 972
- Aircraft time: 71,896 hours, 42,819 cycles
- System (JASC): [5100 · Standard Practices/Structures](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5100)
- Part: Phone
- Condition: Fire
- Location: Pax
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: A, B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202610056957

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO ATL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE AFT CABIN AS A RESULT OF A PAX LAPTOP AND CELL PHONE CATCHING ON FIRE - THE FLIGHT CREW UTILIZED 2 FIRE CONTAIMENT BAGS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT ATL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT - MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INTERIOR AND SEATING WHICH THEY CONFIRMED ZERO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT - MAINTENANCE OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITIONING UNIT PER AMM 12-33-21-618-001-A02 AND OPENED THE AFT DOOR TO VENTILATE THE CABIN - MAINTENANCE REPORTED NO RESIDUAL SMOKE - FUMES OR ODORS WERE DETECTED - MAINTENANCER REPORTED THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER HAS POSSESSION OF THE USED FIRE CONTAINMENT BAG PER GPM 11-10-4

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