Transat A313 near Montreal on Jun 5th 2019, cash computer fumes over on board sales

Last Update: June 18, 2019 / 20:40:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TS-639

Departure
Nice, France

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPAT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

An Air Transat Airbus A310-300, registration C-GPAT performing flight TS-639 from Nice (France) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 203 passengers and 9 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 175nm northeast of Montreal when a handheld computer used for cabin sales began to emit smoke, it was noticed the battery had become hot. Cabin crew placed the computer into a container filled with water, the flight continued to Montreal for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the computer, still in its container, was forwarded to the manufacturer for further examination.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 5, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TS-639

Departure
Nice, France

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPAT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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