France A320 at Paris on Nov 2nd 2022, electronic cigarette on fire on short final
Last Update: November 17, 2022 / 17:50:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-9421
Departure
Malaga, Spain
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HEPJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The French BEA reported on Nov 17th 2022 that cabin crew used the dedicated kit when the Lithium battery of a passenger's e-cigarette caught fire during final approach, one person received serious injuries. The BEA opened an investigation.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 18 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-9421
Departure
Malaga, Spain
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HEPJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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