Final Report B773 (A6-ETR), en route north northwest of Adelaide Australia, 14 Oct 2017

Final Report B773 (A6-ETR), en route north northwest of Adelaide Australia, 14 Oct 2017

Publication info
Author
ATSB (Australia)
Category
Airworthiness Fire Smoke and Fumes Human Factors
Date of publication
22/08/2018

On 14 October 2017, a Boeing 777-300ER en route to Sydney declared a MAYDAY and diverted to Adelaide after the annunciation of a lower deck hold fire warning and the concurrent detection of a burning smell in the flight deck. The remainder of the flight was completed without further event and after landing a precautionary rapid disembarkation was performed. The Investigation found that the fire risk had been removed by the prescribed crew response to the warning and that the burning which had occurred had been caused by chafing of a wiring loom misrouted at build.

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