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Air carrier captain reports a battery exploded in the cabin on a flight from south america resulting in smoke in the cabin. Flight continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 732079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : delma |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : segu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 732079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger electronic device other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the flight I was called by a flight attendant; who notified me that there had been an explosion in the coach cabin. I brought the relief pilot back up from break and went back to check on the situation. By then there was no smoke; and I determined that no one was injured. It appears that a battery had been the item that went off. We found pieces of it in the area. There was no damage to the aircraft (with the exception of a seat cushion) and no one was hurt; so I decided to proceed to destination. The remainder of the flight was uneventful.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated they were unable to determine what kind of device the battery had come from; since no passenger would take responsibility for owning the device and/or battery.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT RPTS A BATTERY EXPLODED IN THE CABIN ON A FLT FROM SOUTH AMERICA RESULTING IN SMOKE IN THE CABIN. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: DURING THE FLT I WAS CALLED BY A FLT ATTENDANT; WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXPLOSION IN THE COACH CABIN. I BROUGHT THE RELIEF PLT BACK UP FROM BREAK AND WENT BACK TO CHK ON THE SITUATION. BY THEN THERE WAS NO SMOKE; AND I DETERMINED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT APPEARS THAT A BATTERY HAD BEEN THE ITEM THAT WENT OFF. WE FOUND PIECES OF IT IN THE AREA. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SEAT CUSHION) AND NO ONE WAS HURT; SO I DECIDED TO PROCEED TO DEST. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF DEVICE THE BATTERY HAD COME FROM; SINCE NO PAX WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWNING THE DEVICE AND/OR BATTERY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.