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A passenger's kindle reader was crushed when a first class sleeper seat was retracted causing a fire and smoke. A flight attendant put the fire out while the flight crew accomplished the smoke and fire checklist; including declaring an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 973766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Electronic Device Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Passenger in a first class seat dropped a kindle electronic reader on sleeper seat. At top of descent the seat was retracted crushing the kindle and setting it on fire. Smoke and fire ensued. A flight attendant immediately put out fire with halon fire extinguisher. We declared pan pan pan and ran the smoke and fire electronic checklist. We got priority handling to our destination. Landing and taxi in was uneventful. Fire and security met the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A passenger's Kindle Reader was crushed when a First Class Sleeper seat was retracted causing a fire and smoke. A Flight Attendant put the fire out while the flight crew accomplished the Smoke and Fire Checklist; including declaring an emergency.
Narrative: Passenger in a first class seat dropped a Kindle electronic reader on sleeper seat. At top of descent the seat was retracted crushing the Kindle and setting it on fire. Smoke and fire ensued. A Flight Attendant immediately put out fire with halon fire extinguisher. We declared PAN PAN PAN and ran the SMOKE AND FIRE electronic checklist. We got priority handling to our destination. Landing and taxi in was uneventful. Fire and Security met the plane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.