United B752 near Goose Bay on May 3rd 2012, smoke in cabin

Last Update: May 11, 2012 / 23:04:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2012

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-114

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N18112

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A United Boeing 757-200, registration N18112 performing flight UA-114 from Newark,NJ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 125 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 200nm southwest of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when cabin crew informed flight crew about smoke and an acrid burning smell in the first class cabin. The captain declared emergency deciding to divert to Goose Bay and actioned the relevant checklist which required the utility bus and the inflight entertainment system to be shut down. The smoke and smell began to dissipate thereafter. The aircraft landed safely but overweight at Goose Bay about 35 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified the electrical seat power control unit of seats 1A/B as source of the smoke. The control unit was de-activated and the aircraft continued to London, where the aircraft landed with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2012

Cause
Smoke in cabin

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-114

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N18112

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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