Wisconsin CRJ2 at Richmond on Apr 25th 2015, smoking lithium battery

Last Update: April 26, 2015 / 16:29:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Wisconsin

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Richmond, United States

Aircraft Registration
N430AW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

An Air Wisconsin Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of US Airways on behalf of American Airlines, registration N430AW performing ZW-4010/US-4010/AA-4010 from Charlotte,NC to Richmond,VA (USA) with 45 people on board, had landed on runway 02 when during roll out the crew reported they had a fire on board. The next aircraft on final approach was instructed to go around, while emergency services responded. The occurrence aircraft vacated the runway onto the adjacent taxiway B, where the passengers rapidly deplaned.

American Airlines reported a Lithium Battery inside a passenger's carry on luggage had started smoking, a flight attendant alerted the flight crew.

The airport reported, after the situation had been cleared the aircraft was towed off taxiway B.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Wisconsin

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Richmond, United States

Aircraft Registration
N430AW

Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2

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