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Serious Incident to the Airbus A380, registered VH-OQD and operated by Qantas, on 05/16/2016 while cruising over the United States [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Fumée en cabine

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

Preliminary data based on notification from the Australian authorities:

During cruise, smoke was detected in the cabin. It was subsequently determined that a mobile phone battery was the source of the smoke.