British Airways B789 near Iqaluit on Sep 12th 2018, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: September 25, 2018 / 20:05:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-103
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
In the meantime a military aircraft on a mission was nearing Iqaluit and was informed about the possible runway closure due to an emergency arrival. The crew advised they had little fuel to divert, only one other airfield was in reach, they'd needed to divert immediately if the runway in Iqaluit was to be closed for some more time. After landing of the BA, when informed the Dreamliner had stopped on the runway with both engines shut down, the crew advised they'd divert to their alternate, however, when told a few minutes later that the Dreamliner had moved off the runway and the runway was open again, the military crew decided to continue to Iqaluit and landed.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Iqaluit due to a technical issue.
A replacement Boeing 787-900 registration G-ZBKR was dispatched from London Heathrow to Iqaluit as flight BA-9152, departing London about 13 hours after G-ZBKA landed in Iqaluit, to take the passengers to Calgary.
On Sep 25th 2018 the Canadian TSB reported the flight crew had heard the air conditioning surge periodically during cruise flight, then they heard it surge one last time before the system fell silent. At the same time cabin crew reported the inflight entertainment system had failed. The system was reset. A short time later the flight crew noticed a burnind smell on the flight deck followed by haze coming from the first officer's side. The crew donned their oxygen masks and initiated the smoke fire fumes checklist. The flight crew member on rest was called to the flight deck, the third pilot as well as the lead flight attendant confirmed the odour was present. About 5 minutes later the lead flight attendant reported the odour was subsiding, the flight crew removed their oxygen masks, however, the odour suddenly returned, haze now appeared from the captain's side. The flight crew donned their oxygen masks again, completed the non-normal checklist, declared emergency and diverted to Iqaluit. The odour remained present through descent and increased on final approach, however, was limited to the flight deck only. The aircraft landed without further incident, emergency services assessed the situation, the aircraft subsequently proceeded to the apron.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-103
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
G-ZBKA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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