British Airways A388 enroute on Apr 1st 2018, iPad caught fire
Last Update: April 12, 2018 / 15:18:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-268
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The AAIB reported "Passenger iPad caught fire; extinguished by cabin crew", rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-268
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-XLEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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