Lost mobile phone caused Qantas A380 smoke incident

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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its report into a smoke incident on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that was caused by a mobile phone lithium battery that became caught in and crushed by the aircraft seat mechanism. The aircraft, registered VH-OQD, was operating under flight...

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