Originally Posted by
Mike902
Originally Posted by
smallmj
From the article, it sounds like a fire broke out in the cargo hold in a passenger's bad. Don't know the cause yet. Anyone want to lay bets on whether it was a lithium battery?
Originally Posted by
Mike902
That's what I was wondering.
[MENTION=73361]Mike902[/MENTION] [MENTION=816222]smallmj[/MENTION]
You were right. Here is the Aviation Herald post and his link to the TSB investigation Report.
Incident: Westjet B737 at Calgary on Jun 14th 2018, actual fire in cargo hold
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Jun 15th 2018 23:27Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 19th 2019 16:01ZA
Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GWJT performing flight WS-113 from Calgary,AB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 53 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Calgary when the crew received an aft cargo smoke indication, stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet and returned to Calgary for a safe landing about 16 minutes after departure. Emergency services inspected the cargo hold and found evidence, that a fire had occurred in a passenger luggage.
The Canadian TSB dispatched two investigators on site.
On Jan 19th 2019 the TSB released their
final factual report without formal conclusion but following safety message:
Full AvHerald post
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b9efe5c&opt=0